poetic diction

Odes have a formal poetic diction, and generally deal with a serious subject.

In some languages, "poetic diction" is quite a literal dialect use.

Much of the thought which he afterwards put into Poetic Diction had already become mine before that important little book appeared.

Germanic languages developed their own form of poetic diction.

Another strong element of poetic diction can be the use of vivid imagery for effect.

Modernism, on the other hand, rejected specialized poetic diction altogether and without reservation.

But Wordsworth, who was after all defending the use of everyday language instead of poetic diction, seems pretty clear.

Good style in prose is always hostage to the precision, speed and laconic intensity of poetic diction.

Her beautiful singing and clear, poetic diction helps to release the inner world of the characters, leaving a memorable impression on the audience.

Poetry, perhaps more than any other literary form, usually expressed words or phrases that were not current in ordinary conversation, characterized as poetic diction.

In his poems, translations, and criticism, he established a poetic diction appropriate to the heroic couplet.

This can happen only when the mind of the translator is fully attuned to the symphony of the original poetic diction.

In English, poetic diction has taken multiple forms, but it generally mirrors the habits of Classical literature.

Poetic diction is the term used to refer to the linguistic style, the vocabulary, and the metaphors used in the writing of poetry.

In the 18th century, pastoral and lyric poetry both developed a somewhat specialized vocabulary and poetic diction.

His unconventional poetic diction took poetry out of the rituals of the court and placed it squarely among the masses.

Appendix to Wordsworth's Preface, "By what is usually called poetic diction."

To employ such license at all obtrusively is, no doubt, grotesque; but in any mode of poetic diction there must be moderation.

Its aim is to delineate events of the past by incorporating elements of artful composition and poetic diction.

The New Critics regarded the language and poetic diction as most important, but the Chicago School considered such things merely the building material of poetry.

Lindskold adds as elements of poetic diction alliteration, internal rhyme, and metaphor to form, image, and structure.

The use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations.

It included not only the harmonies of time and of tune, but the poetic diction, sentiment and creation each in its widest sense.

Jintishi often have a rich poetic diction, full of allusion, and can have a wide range of subject, including history and politics.

Typical features of poetic diction are the use of synonyms or contrastive opposites, and the repetition of key words.