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Carew

Historical Figure
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

A surname used here as the name of the poem’s central character.

Detailed Definition
Carew is the surname of the poem’s central figure, Mad Carew. Readers may not know whether it refers to a real person or a fictional character, so it can need identification as a proper name in context.
Example
Example in poetry:
“He was known as ‘Mad Carew’ by the subs at Khatmandu,” refers to the eccentric adventurer Thomas Carew; Carew’s name may evoke British imperial travel and military anecdote; “Carew laughed beyond the Himalayan pass,” turns biography into ballad-like legend; A critical poem might ask what local voices are omitted when “Mad Carew” becomes imperial folklore
Additional Notes
The quoted line uses Carew as a proper name, and readers may not know who or what it refers to.; Found in the poem, The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God by J. Milton Hayes
Also Known As
poet bard wordsmith verse-maker
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