Atop for Dummies

Atop is a word that we use to describe something that is on top of something else. It's kind of like when you put your favorite hat on your head. The hat is atop your head, it's resting on the very top of your head. So when we say something is atop something else, it means that it is sitting right on top of it, just like your hat is sitting on top of your head.

Let me give you another example. Imagine you have a stack of books, and you put a pen on the very top book. The pen is atop the stack of books because it is on the very top of them. You can also think of it like a cherry on top of a sundae. The cherry is atop the sundae because it is placed right on the top of the ice cream and other toppings.

So, to sum it up, when we say something is atop, we mean that it is on the very top of something else. It's like a hat on your head or a cherry on a sundae. It's all about being on the top!