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Stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. Stress is typically signaled by such properties as increased loudness and vowel length, full articulation of the vowel, and changes in pitch.Word Stress:If we mention about the stress within a word, we define the term ‘stress’ as syllable prominence. Prominence may, of course, derive from several phonetic factors such as increased length, loudness, pitch movement or a combination of these aspects (Ball and Rahilly, 1999:105). Roach (1983:73) identifies the four characteristics that make a syllable stressed. A stressed syllable;
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Who are involved? Yong- Lo, emperor of Ming Dynasty Kouan-Yu, official from the city of Peking Ko-Ngai, daughter of Kouan Yu
Where did this happen? A long time ago in the city of Peking, China during the Ming dynasty When did this happen? Ancient China, During the Ming dynasty
What happened? Yong-Lo, the mighty emperor of the Ming Dynasty commanded the Kouan Yu, one of his officials to cast a great bell of an enormous size that the sound could be heard for one hundred li. The bell should be made of brass, gold and silver. Furthermore, he ordered that the bells lips should be engraved with blessed sayings. Though all the master molders were tasked to cast the great bell, all the metals would not mix well. The bell they casted was cracked, fissured and split. There was even no uniformity in the sound. The mighty emperor heard of it and he was angry. He gave one final order that if the bell wouldnt be done, Kouan Yu had to die.This worried his beautiful daughter, Ko-Ngai who asked for a fortune tellers advice to help his father. The advice was for the bell to be casted perfectly a virgin blood must be mixed with the metals. Ko-Ngai sacrificed her life and leaped to the furnace. After that, the casting of the great bell was accomplished.
POINT OF VIEWThe story was told in a third persons point of view that of a narrator author. Most folktales are told in a third person point of view.Why did the author tell this story? To emphasize strong family devotion among the Chinese. To show that obedience was imperative among the people of ancient China. To come up with a legend for one of the great bells in China.
