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asters

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Flowering plants in the daisy family, often with star-shaped blossoms.

Detailed Definition
Asters are late-blooming flowers commonly associated with autumn. In the poem, they help mark the roadside scene with a delicate seasonal image.
Example
Example in poetry:
“The palish asters along the wood” places late-blooming asters in an autumnal woodland scene; Robert Frost’s “A Late Walk” observes “the asters” after summer’s abundance has faded; asters frequently signal September, resilience, and the approach of frost; a contemporary garden poem may use purple asters to contrast cultivated beauty with seasonal decline
Additional Notes
The quoted line uses asters as a specific flower name that may need identification.; Found in the poem, The Joys Of The Road by Bliss Carman
Also Known As
wildflowers daisies blooms blossoms
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