Diction (Latin: dictionem (nom. dictio), "a saying, expression, word"), in its original meaning, is a writer's or speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices...
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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 Western tradition...
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A diction coach or diction instructor is a professional specialized in teaching proper pronunciation and articulation of spoken language and sung lyrics...
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Owen Barfield (redirect from Poetic Diction)
literature. After finishing his B. Litt., which became his third book Poetic Diction, he was a dedicated poet and author for over ten years. After 1934 his...
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Accent reduction (redirect from Diction lessons)
Accent reduction, also known as accent modification or accent neutralization, is a systematic approach for learning or adopting a new speech accent. It...
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Macaronic language (redirect from Macaronic diction)
Macaronic language is any expression using a mixture of languages, particularly bilingual puns or situations in which the languages are otherwise used...
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Donald Davie (redirect from Purity of Diction in English Verse)
often wrote on the technique of poetry, both in books such as Purity of Diction in English Verse, and in smaller articles such as "Some Notes on Rhythm...
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Self-fulfilling prophecy Time travel Style Allegory Bathos Comic relief Diction Figure of speech Imagery Mode Mood Narration Narrative techniques Hook...
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Rapping (section Diction and dialect)
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic...
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