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shews

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

An archaic spelling of "shows," meaning reveals, presents, or makes visible; in older poetry, it imparts an antique flavor, often used in descriptions of visions or theatrical displays.

Detailed Definition
This is an archaic spelling that appears often in older verse. Here it means Death "shows" the speaker the eternal scenes of heaven, continuing the poem’s personification of Death as a guide. Modern readers may pause because the spelling is no longer standard.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And shews me that no other joys are true” preserves shews, an archaic spelling of shows; Shakespearean and eighteenth-century texts frequently use shew for reveal or display; “The mirror shews the years without mercy” demonstrates the verb in context; Modern imitation: “The data shews a pattern, though the heart resists”
Additional Notes
The form "shews" is an old spelling that is less familiar than modern "shows."; Found in the poem, Verses Written on her Death-Bed at Bath by Mary Monck
Also Known As
displays reveals demonstrates
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