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belovèd

Diction
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

An accented poetic spelling of “beloved,” meaning deeply loved; the accent signals that the final syllable should be pronounced in verse.

Detailed Definition
This is the poetic form of “beloved,” marked with an accent to preserve the meter and pronunciation. It is common in older poetry but less familiar in everyday modern English.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Come soon, soon!” addresses the belovèd, with the grave accent preserving three syllables, be-lov-ed; Shakespeare’s sonnets often invoke the beloved as both intimate person and poetic ideal; “my belovèd, return before the lamp burns low” demonstrates elevated lyric diction; in modern poetry, “beloved” may be unaccented and gender-inclusive while retaining tenderness
Additional Notes
The poem uses the accented form "belovèd," which is a poetic variant that can puzzle readers unfamiliar with older verse conventions.; Found in the poem, To Night by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Also Known As
dear one beloved cherished Amoret belamour jo mignionet
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