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Dover

Historical Location
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 coastal town in southeast England, famous for its white cliffs.

Detailed Definition
Dover is a historic English port on the Channel coast. In this poem, it helps locate the airmen’s journey over Britain by naming a well-known place associated with the nation’s defenses.
Example
Example in poetry:
“From the cliffs of Dover to London’s heart” (place-setting example); “The sea is calm to-night. / The tide is full, the moon lies fair / Upon the straits” (Arnold, “Dover Beach”); “Dover’s white cliffs” (national and wartime symbol); “At Dover, ferries face the narrowing sea” (contemporary travel image)
Additional Notes
"Dover" in the quoted line is a place name that may need identification for readers unfamiliar with British geography.; Found in the poem, Heroes in the Skies by Richard
Also Known As
White Cliffs Coastal Gateway English Port
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