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Meteor

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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

Shooting stars, omens of sudden events or wishes in folk astrology. In poetry, meteors streak as fleeting inspirations or fiery portents.

Detailed Definition
Meteors, Perseid-like, shower auguries. Poets meteor in transient verse like Shelley's. Literary flashes symbolize ephemera. Their streaking trail poeticizes brevity, where meteor lights wish upon nights, inspiring themes of desire, omen, and the swift, burning poetry of momentary wonders.
Example
Example in poetry:
In shooting stars by Shelley: "Meteors streak the skylark's ascending path."; Dickinson's meteors brief: "Meteors of hope flash in the soul's dark night."; Modern poet Ocean Vuong meteors: "Meteors scar the sky with father's falling light."; In Milton's fall, meteors plunge: "Meteoric devils rain from heaven's shattered gate."; Mary Oliver meteor walks: "Meteor's trail lights the wild path at dawn."
Additional Notes
Meteors wish omens; Perseids annual. Poetry meteors fleeting sparks—usage: folk; streaks inspirational bursts.
Also Known As
Shooting Star
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