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shade

Archaic 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 term referring to darkness or shadow, often used metaphorically to represent loss or absence of light.

Detailed Definition
In the poem, 'shade' symbolizes the absence of light brought about by the Night, which is personified as an entity that casts darkness over the Day. This metaphorical use of 'shade' enhances the poem's exploration of contrasting themes of light and dark, life and death, and the fleeting nature of time.
Example
Example in poetry:
Darkness, Love's shade, Over its enemy the Day, as in Shelley's veiled passions; "In the cool shade of the arbor, secrets bloom unseen" from pastoral traditions; contemporary eco-poetry: "The forest shade offers refuge from relentless solar glare"; Miltonic: "Shade of the old oak, witness to mortal strife"; educational: "Shade as archaic shelter or darkness in Romantic contrasts of light and shadow"; Spenser: "Love's gentle shade tempers the harsh rays of duty."
Additional Notes
The word 'shade' is used metaphorically to convey the darkness that envelops the Day, contributing to the poem's themes of time and transformation.; Found in the poem, Time by Jasper Mayne
Other Meanings of “shade”
Also Known As
shadow umbrage gloom twilight veil canopy Ghost
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