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remould

Verb
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 verb meaning to shape, fashion, or form anew, often used metaphorically in poetry to describe personal transformation or artistic rebirth.

Detailed Definition
Remould means to mold or shape something again, often after it has been broken or changed. In the poem, the speaker asks to be spiritually re-formed into something fit for God’s use.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Melt and remould it, till it be” suggests reshaping material through heat and labor; “The smith remoulds old iron into a plowshare” gives a literal craft example; “Grief remoulded her voice into something lower and clear” uses the verb metaphorically; “Each revision remoulds the poem’s rhythm and argument” connects the term to poetic practice
Additional Notes
The quoted word "remould" is a less common spelling and a somewhat literary verb that readers may need to interpret.; Found in the poem, A Better Resurrection by Christina Rossetti
Also Known As
reshape remold reform reconstruct
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