Euphony

Euphony describes flowing and aesthetically pleasing speech. Poetry is often euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose.

Related Topics:
Speech - Poetry - Literary - Prose

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Many languages have phonological rules which promote euphony by making words easier to pronounce. For instance, languages often employ elision, the dropping of sounds which make a word difficult to pronounce. On the other hand, epenthesis occurs when a sound is added to a word for pronunciation purposes. Contractions are a form of elision that eliminate awkward gaps between words. The French language is considered extremely euphonic by many, and has a plethora of contraction rules that allow one word to flow into the next.

Related Topics:
Phonological - Elision - Epenthesis - Contractions - French language

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Poets and writers attempting to create euphony in their work draw on literary devices such as alliteration and internal rhyme.

Related Topics:
Literary devices - Alliteration - Internal rhyme

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Translators often have difficulty in expressing the euphony of a text of another language.

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