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Farne

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

The Farne Islands are a small group of rocky islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. They are known for their wildlife and maritime history.

Detailed Definition
The Farne Islands are a real island group in the North Sea, off northeastern England. In poems and ballads, naming them can anchor the scene in a specific coastal setting and evoke danger, isolation, and shipwreck. Readers may need to identify the place to understand the rescue story in the poem.
Example
Example in poetry:
The Farne Islands off Northumberland appear in accounts of storm, wreck, and rescue, their reefs making “Farne” a compact maritime setting; Grace Darling’s rescue from the wrecked Forfarshire near the Farnes inspired Victorian ballads that contrast human courage with a violent sea; In John Masefield’s sea poetry, dangerous coasts and rocks function like the jagged waters around Farne, where navigation becomes a test of skill; A poem may place “a lantern beyond Farne” to evoke the northern English coast, seabirds, tides, and the peril of ships close to shore
Additional Notes
The place name in “Off Farne Islands” is a specific location many readers may not recognize without looking it up.; Found in the poem, Daughter of the Light by Richard
Also Known As
Farnese noble lineage heritage
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