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... word trails . He avoids clichés and , in his choice of words , tries to enliven thought with fresh language . Even when the right word happens not to be familiar , he still chooses the right one . This is not to say his language is ...
... word trails . He avoids clichés and , in his choice of words , tries to enliven thought with fresh language . Even when the right word happens not to be familiar , he still chooses the right one . This is not to say his language is ...
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... words , depends on context . As you move out from the core meaning of any word , you come to regions of meaning less and less bound to the central meaning . Associations of meaning become looser and looser so that the suggestions ...
... words , depends on context . As you move out from the core meaning of any word , you come to regions of meaning less and less bound to the central meaning . Associations of meaning become looser and looser so that the suggestions ...
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... words definitely positive , negative , or neutral in connotation ? 2. Point out the abstract nouns in the poem . Do these words influence the reader's attitude toward the concrete words ? 3. How do the words pertaining to persons in the ...
... words definitely positive , negative , or neutral in connotation ? 2. Point out the abstract nouns in the poem . Do these words influence the reader's attitude toward the concrete words ? 3. How do the words pertaining to persons in the ...
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PURPOSE AND FORM | 15 |
Ben Jonson 323 | 27 |
Lyrical and Narrative | 28 |
Copyright | |
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allusion arrangement attitude beauty become begins called character comes connotation create dark death describe effect emotional English example experience Explain expression eyes face fact fall feel figurative give given hand head heart human idea imagery images impression involved ironic irony kind language leaves less light literal live look meaning meter mind move nature never night notice objects once passed pattern person picture play poem poet poet's poetry QUESTIONS reader reading repetition response rhyme rhythm Robert seems sense sleep song sound speak speaker speech stand stanza statement story stressed suggest syllables symbols tell thee things thou thought tone tree true trying turned understand verse voice words writer