• 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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    Poetry (section Diction)
    of ambiguity, symbolism, irony, and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly, figures...
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  • 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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  • 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 is any expression using a mixture of languages, particularly bilingual puns or situations in which the languages are otherwise used...
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    Art songs require strong vocal technique, an understanding of language, diction, and poetry for interpretation. Though such singers may also perform popular...
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    Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an African-American artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates...
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