单词 | poetic diction |
释义 | > as lemmaspoetic diction poetic diction n. diction used in or considered to be proper to poetry. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poetic diction > [noun] poetic diction1714 Parnassian1864 poetese1948 1714 Gram. Eng. Tongue iii. viii. 116 Poetic Diction with peculiar Grace Allows the Name (not Prose) the foremost place. 1815 G. F. Nott Wks. Henry Howard & Sir T. Wyatt I. p. clxxxviii Chaucer did much towards refining our poetic diction, but he left it..open to subsequent innovation and experiment. 1938 A. Campbell Battle of Brunanburh 41 Despite the wealth of poetic diction at his command, he can be, at times, astonishingly simple and direct. 2005 Hindu (Nexis) 25 Feb. The third day witnessed a full play in poetic diction titled Purandara Dasa. < as lemmas |
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