Monday, February 28, 2011

2.28 Diction Exercise

Petals by Amy Lowell

a.)strew, float, freighted, crimsoned, scatter, distant, infinite, fragarance

b.)Formality: Flowery, Ornate
Connotation: Poetic, Lively
Sound: Melodic, Soft
Concreteness: Breezy, Misty

c.)The melodic breeziness and ornate diction of Amy Lowells' "Petals" transforms a cheerful poem about flower petals into a melancholy lament of lost dreams and hopes.

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