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Wraith

Folklore
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 Scottish ghostly double or apparition foretelling death, doppelganger of the living, pale and silent.

Detailed Definition
Wraiths, from Border ballads, omen doom, symbolizing soul's preview. Literature wraiths in Scott's "Lay." In poetry, they double Walter de la Mare's "The Listeners"; poets pale for foreboding themes, ideal for ghost verses, where shades mirror mortality, enhancing gothic romance with spectral doubles.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," Wraith haunts with spectral form; Scottish ballads like "The Wife of Usher's Well" summon Wraiths; A ghostly monologue speaks Wraith's chill; Folklore's shade educates on unfinished business; Gothic elegies use Wraith for mourning; Romantic verse portrays its veiled approach.
Additional Notes
Wraith, Scots "ghost apparition," death doppelganger; Poe's raven kin; tips: pale silences for foreboding; related: fetch or banshee; Scottish context: second sight, for prophetic doubles.
Other Meanings of “Wraith”
Also Known As
The Ghost The Shade Ghost Apparition
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