LessonsSemantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further DevicesQuiz

The same fact need not be phrased identically in every situation. A description of attack, battle, or overwhelming calamity can benefit from weighty diction, while consolation, care, and intimacy generally benefit from gentle diction.

Situation 1: Strong resolve and severe conflict call for vigorous expression.
Situation 2: Calm, closeness, and tenderness call for fluent, soft expression.

This is not an absolute ban on forceful words in lyric poetry; appropriateness depends on the local rhetorical purpose.

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Applying harmony of diction and meaning

Semantic Embellishments II: Gathering, Differentiation, Division, Hyperbole, and Further Devices

The same fact need not be phrased identically in every situation. A description of attack, battle, or overwhelming calamity can benefit from weighty diction, while consolation, care, and intimacy generally benefit from gentle diction.

Situation 1: Strong resolve and severe conflict call for vigorous expression.
Situation 2: Calm, closeness, and tenderness call for fluent, soft expression.

This is not an absolute ban on forceful words in lyric poetry; appropriateness depends on the local rhetorical purpose.