diction
41diction — UK [ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the way that you pronounce words, especially whether or not you speak or sing clearly 2) the choice of words used in a speech or piece of writing …
42diction — [ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n] noun [U] the way that you pronounce words …
43diction — dic•tion [[t]ˈdɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words 2) the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech sound quality manifested by a speaker or singer; enunciation • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME diccion… …
44diction — nf. dikchon (Albanais) …
45Poetic diction — is the term used to refer to the linguistic style, the vocabulary, and the metaphors used in the writing of poetry. In the Western tradition, all these elements were thought of as properly different in poetry and prose up to the time of the… …
46poetic diction — ▪ literature grandiose, elevated, and unfamiliar language, supposedly the prerogative of poetry but not of prose. The earliest critical reference to poetic diction is Aristotle s remark in the Poetics that it should be clear without… …
47Purity of Diction in English Verse — was written by Donald Davie and first published by Chatto and Windus in 1952. It was Davie s first book, and was followed three years later by a sequel: Articulate Energy. In 1992 Penguin published both books together in a single volume with a… …
48swollen diction — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
49Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …
50English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
