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wages

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

Compensation or reward, often for work or effort; can imply a cost or consequence.

Detailed Definition
In the poem, 'wages' refers to the outcomes or results of one's actions, particularly in the context of sorrow and labor. It suggests that the characters have earned their suffering through their experiences, a common theme in literature that explores the relationship between effort and consequence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Wages their woe had earned, Rest from the labour grim recompense; enhanced: "Wages their woe... rest earned"; biblical: "Wages of sin"; contemporary: "Wages of toil"; educational: "Wages reward in labor verse"; "Grim labour's wages."
Additional Notes
The term 'wages' underscores the idea of earning one's suffering, adding depth to the poem's exploration of labor and sorrow.; Found in the poem, The Seeker by James Stephens
Also Known As
recompense emolument remuneration due reward
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