If it's trembling uncontrollably, or hiding under the blankets, it's probably a stressed syllable. Okay, serious answer. A stressed syllable is a syllable that has emphasis within a word (or within a line of poetry). So the best way to tell is to say the word in an overly dramatic way, choosing different syllables to emphasize. For example, let's say we have the word emphasize, and we want to figure out which syllable is stressed.
Tidal islands (2) are a type of continental island where land connecting the island to the mainland has not completely eroded, but is underwater at high tide. The famous island of Mont Saint-Michel, France is an example of a tidal island.
1 Geographical terms: 2  The British Isles is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Continental Europe. 3  It includes Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Shetland, Orkney, and thousands of smaller islands. The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, situated in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. 2  The Channel Islands consist politically of two self-governing bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.