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dewdrops

Noun
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

Drops of dew forming on cool surfaces; in poetry, evokes freshness, transience, and the beauty of dawn.

Detailed Definition
Dewdrops are small beads of water that collect on grass, leaves, and other surfaces, usually overnight. In poetry, they often suggest freshness, morning, or delicate natural beauty.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Be the green grass above me / With showers and dewdrops wet” (Housman, “With Rue My Heart Is Laden”); “The dew is on the thorn” (Yeats, “The Song of Wandering Aengus”); “Dewdrops quivering on the grass” (Tennyson, “The Princess”); “Morning gathers silver on each blade” (contemporary-style image)
Additional Notes
The word in the evidence is a specific natural term that some readers may not pause over, but it is still more specialized than everyday vocabulary.; Found in the poem, When I am dead, my dearest by Christina Rossetti
Also Known As
morning dew droplets moisture beads fresh dew
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