"The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls..." Diction. The art of...word-ing? Yes! Diction, by definition, is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. Over this week, I have learned a lot about the importance of a writers word choice, and how it can alter the image a piece of text can create in your mind. During this week, we spent a great deal of time analyzing a poetic piece titled "The Eagle." In the poem, Tennyson takes caution when choosing his words. By using words such as wrinkled instead of a common word like wavy, it specifies the beauty within the scene. Waves can be seen as violent, crashing beings, whereas wrinkles can remind the reader of wisdom and serenity. Another thing to take note of were the words used to describe the motion taking place within each sentence. In the quote above, Tennyson uses the word "crawled" to describe the movement of the sea. When I first read this line, it reminded me of a sluggish type of movement, a movement that struck me as infantile. The word crawled can also be seen as humanistic, and by personifying an inanimate object, the reader is able to better connect with the text. Overall, after reading Tennyson's poem a number of time, I have taken in the importance of diction and have realized the impact it can have on the readers perception of the work.
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Ben
9/26/2017 02:22:37 pm
Hey again,
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