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pennon

Heraldic Terms
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 small flag or banner, often used in battle or on a ship. It can also suggest a pointed, pennant-like shape.

Detailed Definition
Pennon is an older term for a narrow flag or streamer, especially one carried in war or displayed on a mast. In this poem it helps the final image of the ship's wreckage by naming a specific piece of flag-like gear.
Example
Example in poetry:
A pennon is a long, narrow flag, often tapering and carried on a lance or mast; “With mast, and helm, and pennon fair” places it on a medieval or heraldic vessel; “Her pennon snapped, a red tongue in the rain” turns the flag into vivid motion; A sports or protest poem may adapt the image: “pennons of painted cloth above the crowd”
Additional Notes
The word "pennon" in "With mast, and helm, and pennon fair" is a specialized old term for a kind of flag, not a common modern word.; Found in the poem, Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Also Known As
banner flag standard
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