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Jack O'Lantern

Folklore
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 Irish carved turnip lantern warding evil spirits, from Stingy Jack's tale, wandering with coal, symbolizing Halloween's restless soul.

Detailed Definition
Jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkin variants, glow against púca. Literature lanterns it in Ray Bradbury's "Halloween Tree." In poetry, they glow Vachel Lindsay's "The Ghost"; poets ward for spectral themes, ideal for seasonal rhymes, where grins mock darkness, enhancing folk festivals with luminous lore.
Example
Example in poetry:
Jack O'Lantern's carved grin in Irish folklore guides lost souls; In Ray Bradbury's poetic prose, it flickers Halloween tales; A lantern poem wards Jack O'Lantern's marsh lights; Folklore's Will-o'-the-wisp kin teaches trickery; Modern harvest verse adapts it for festive fear; Scottish ballads portray its glowing vigil.
Additional Notes
Jack O'Lantern, from Irish "Jack-o'-the-lantern" (will-o'-the-wisp), Stingy Jack's coal-lit turnip wards spirits; American pumpkin adaptation; tips: carved grins for ironic guardianship; related: corpse candles; Halloween context: Samhain roots, for festive liminality in seasonal poetry.
Also Known As
will-o'-the-wisp carved lantern marsh fire
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