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Love-lies-bleeding

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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 flowering plant with drooping crimson spikes, symbolizing hopeless or eternal love.

Detailed Definition
Love-lies-bleeding, or Amaranthus caudatus, embodies undying but unrequited affection in poetry. Its blood-red, weeping inflorescence suggests sacrifice and constancy beyond hope. Victorian poets used it in elegies and romantic verse to convey devotion that persists even in absence or death.
Example
Example in poetry:
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) appears in Victorian poetry as dramatic symbol of heartbreak: “Love-lies-bleeding drapes like a broken heart”; In modern verse, its drooping red tassels inspire sorrow metaphors: “Love-lies-bleeding weeps in the garden’s corner”; Its edible seeds link to sustenance poetry: “Love-lies-bleeding feeds body and soul”; In color poetry, its crimson is deep: “Love-lies-bleeding red—blood’s softer echo”; In love verse, it’s passionate loss: “Our end—love-lies-bleeding, beautiful and sad”; In eco-poetry, it’s resilient annual: “Love-lies-bleeding grows where roses fail.”
Additional Notes
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) is a dramatic amaranth with drooping red plumes; symbolizes hopeless or enduring love; its name and form invite visceral metaphors of heartbreak; in Andean cultures, it’s a grain—adds layers of sustenance amid sorrow.
Also Known As
Amaranthus caudatus Tassel Flower
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