- published: 21 Oct 2015
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Phonaesthetics (from the Greek: φωνή, phōnē, "voice-sound"; and αἰσθητική, aisthētikē, "aesthetics") is the claim or study of inherent pleasantness or beauty (euphony) or unpleasantness (cacophony) of the sound of certain words and sentences. Poetry is considered euphonic, as is well-crafted literary prose. Important phonaesthetic devices of poetry are rhyme, assonance and alliteration. Closely related to euphony and cacophony is the concept of consonance and dissonance.
From this meaning should be distinguished the closely related but different concept of phonaesthesia, which does not refer directly to aesthetic attributes of sound, but to phonetic elements that are inherently associated with a semantic meaning. The term was introduced by J. R. Firth in 1930 "The phonæsthetic habits [...] are of general importance in speech." Firth defined a phonaestheme as "a phoneme or cluster of phonemes shared by a group of words which also have in common some element of meaning or function, though the words may be etymologically unrelated."
Don't want the morning, the morning to come
Don't wanna feel like the party is done
The day is dawning, but I wanna carry on and on and on
It's five o'clock and my work is done
Now I feel to party all night long
I won't quit 'till the weekend's come and gone
Nothing like a friday night
When my girls start to feel the vibe
In the club I can really come alive
(2x)
Don't want the morning, the morning to come
Don't wanna feel like the party is done
The play of dawning, but I wanna carry on and on and on
Drink or two just to chill me out
I got no fear and I got no doubts
Having fun is what it's all about
Give me room while I hit the floor
Every tune just leaves me wanting more
DJ's spins them cuts I can't ignore
Don't want the morning, the morning to come
Don't wanna feel like the party is done
The play of dawning, but I wanna carry on and on and on
Don't let the morning come
(2x)
Don't want the morning, the morning to come
Don't wanna feel like the party is done