Literary notes about euphony (AI summary)
Literary writers use the term "euphony" to describe a pleasing blend of sounds that enhances the rhythmic and musical quality of language. It is often employed to highlight the fluid, almost liquid quality of certain phrases—calling to mind the “liquid euphony” found in Lewis Carroll’s verse [1] or the vivid imagery of a “gush of euphony” in poetic lines [2]. Authors may modify names, syllable arrangements, or even orthographic details for their melodic effect, as seen when adjustments are made solely for the sake of agreeable sound [3, 4]. In this way, euphony serves both as an aesthetic ideal and as a practical guideline for achieving balance and harmony in language, aligning speech with the musicality inherent in effective literary composition [5].
- They are marked, too, by the liquid euphony that always distinguishes Lewis Carroll's poetry.
— from A Nonsense Anthology - O, from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously wells!
— from The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick - I have retained several of the French names, on account of their measure and euphony.
— from AthaliahA Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated IntoEnglish Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition,1825) by J. Donkersley - I shall put the address in the margin—my uncle will not know where it is, and on the grounds of euphony I have no fault to find with it.
— from A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick - Euphony and phonetic laws are principles governing language without any reference to its meaning; here speech is still a sort of music.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
