FLOW, RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT IN SPEAKING TEXTS

This Post concentrates upon the flow, rhythm and movement potentially inherent within the key sentence "Whether I can help, I know not; an individual helps not, but he who combines himself with many at the proper hour." explored in the last Post.

Being able to draw upon the potential flow, rhythm and movement when speaking can release rich, creative and imaginative speech sounds enabling both a listener and the individual speaking gain insight into the meaning of what is being said.

In the sentence in question the "flow" can be felt when the three distinct phrases within it, the first ending with the first "not;" the second ending with the second "not," and the third ending with "the proper hour", are consciously positioned within a figure 8 shape - a lemniscate. This is a powerful tool in the form of a shape to use to move through both in our minds and physically by walking it when considering potential past, present and future images.

The first phrase - "Whether I can help, I know not;" can have the quality of reflection upon "past" experience. The next, second phrase, "an individual helps not," has a feeling of the "present" about it. The third phrase - "but he who combines himself with many at the proper hour" has the quality of feeling forwards towards a potential future scenario - forward looking, forward thinking, experimental.

Using a figure 8, a lemniscate, the first "past" phrase and the third "future" phrase can be positioned within the circle at either end of the lemniscate, the figure 8 shape, with the second phrase representing the "present" being in the middle where the lines from the two circles of an 8 cross over.

In terms of movement, when physically moving through the figure 8 lemniscate shape it can be possible to consciously first enter into the past, return to the present and then move into the future, to help develop images for subsequent transformation into speech.

Vowel sounds can be placed on a continuum from the past to the future where the past is represented by the sounds Ah and eh and sounds representing the future being O and U. The sounds of O and U can reflect a forward moving wondering nature of what might or could be.

In contrast vowel sounds found within "Whether I can help," of Eh, for example, can be experienced as having a "steadfast" nature, being contained within wisdom gained from experience (to date) in life.

The phrase, "an individual helps not," is more matter of fact, based in the present moment - a "given", not for debate, just "is", is "now." The use of the vowel "i" through the many syllables present in the word "individual" supports a feeling of the Present. The vowel "i" is mid-way along the continuum from Ah, eh, ee, i, O, U from the Past to the Future - being in the Present.

Here, therefore, with the lemniscate shape and the vowel continuum of past, present and future sound qualities we have two ways of consciously forming rich, creative, strong and imaginative speech sounds for speaking. They are like golden cords. They are Not exclusively for help with reciting poetry or descriptive prose texts. They are ways, golden cords, of fundamental value to everyone in every, everyday contexts when speaking.

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