creativity
art
personal opinion
means of expression
life in words
emotion
multiple
open to interpretation
sounds
rhymes
rhythm
music
languages
structure
not chaotic
chaotic
formalism
flow
symbolism
similies and metaphors; literary devices; poetic devices
diction
using words’ denotation and connotation
play on words
tone/mood
syntax
images
what is poetry not?
not narrow in meaning
not an exact science—no formula
not limited
not always true/sometimes imagined or fictional
what does poetry look like?
long, short
long lines, short lines
varied
Diction
noun
1.
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
2.
the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English diccion < Late Latin dictiōn- (stem of dictiō ) word, Latin: rhetorical delivery, equivalent to dict ( us ) said, spoken (past participle of dīcere ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
dic·tion·al, adjective
dic·tion·al·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. usage, language. Diction, phraseology, wording refer to the means and the manner of expressing ideas. Diction usually implies a high level of usage; it refers chiefly to the choice of words, their arrangement, and the force, accuracy, and distinction with which they are used: The speaker was distinguished for his excellent diction; poetic diction. Phraseology refers more to the manner of combining the words into related groups, and especially to the peculiar or distinctive manner in which certain technical, scientific, and professional ideas are expressed: legal phraseology. Wording refers to the exact words or phraseology used to convey thought: the wording of a will.
Source:
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.