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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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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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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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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blues. Christgau characterizes rock lyrics as a "cool medium" with simple diction and repeated refrains, and asserts that rock's primary "function" "pertains...
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The Faerie Queene (section Diction)
Spenser's diction has been scrutinized by scholars. Despite the enthusiasm the poet and his work received, Spenser's experimental diction was "largely...
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ability to convey emotions to her audience and her accurate diction, earning her the nickname "Diction Fairy", and is being called by insiders as one of the...
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Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Ranbir Kapoor, Asin etc. Vibha has been giving diction and acting training to actors for a couple of years now. And the actress...
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Jeff Ament (section Deranged Diction discography)
In 1983, Ament relocated to Seattle, Washington with his band Deranged Diction. While in Seattle, Ament got a job working at a coffee shop in Belltown...
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...
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Alliterative verse (section Diction)
rules of Old English alliterative verse, while maintaining modern English diction and syntax, as can be seen from lines 562-67 of The Nameless Isle: The...
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Stylistic device (section Diction)
infer from it that it is the feud that has trapped him. Note also the diction used within the imagery: words like "forked" and "fallen" imply a kind...
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...
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the book deal with the nature of poetry and with the question of poetic diction raised by Wordsworth. While maintaining a general agreement with Wordsworth's...
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by India Today. She was noted for her "mellifluous voice and flawless diction". Uma worked as a video jockey since she was eleven years old. In 1994...
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Jeffery. She practiced breathing and phrasing, with particular emphasis on diction. Jeffery also trained Riperton to use her full range. While studying under...
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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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dictated that actors in the new talkies should emulate "correct stage diction". Gilbert's strict adherence to that method which produced an affected...
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tone, not to mention a whole kind of diction that is going to be used in the play; an informal, uneducated diction and a stream of consciousness, as in...
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