flowerofanhour
The phrase 'flower-of-an-hour' is divided into five syllables with primary stress on 'flow'. It's a compound noun phrase with roots in Old English and Latin. Syllabification follows standard onset-rime principles.
Definitions
- 1
A thing that is beautiful but short-lived.
“Youth is the flower-of-an-hour.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('flow'). The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
flow — Open syllable, stressed.. er — Closed syllable, unstressed.. of — Open syllable, unstressed.. an — Open syllable, unstressed.. hour — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Onset-Rime Principle
Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with preceding and following consonants.
Sonority Sequencing Principle
Consonants are ordered by sonority, with higher sonority sounds closer to the nucleus.
- Compound nature of the phrase; unstressed prepositions and articles.
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