Ambiguity
Part of Speech – noun
Definition:Ā a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways : an ambiguous word or expression
source: Merriam-Webster
This word is found in the essay ” Reading a poem: 20 strategies” by Mark Yakich, in the seventh strategies.
knowing the definition of the word ambiguity , helps me understand that specific strategy that is listed. Ā The speaker is using the word to tell the audience that there is one or more possible way of understanding a poem.