Monday, February 28, 2011

2.28 diction exercise

October- Robert Frost

a)
mild
ripened
burnt
amethyst
brief
Beguile
averse
retard
enchant
gentle
cluster

b)
level of formality:
medium(understandable and clear)
connotation: poetic(unbound, broad-minded, and formal)
sound: soft and flows well

C)
Robert Frost uses a variation of diction in his poem, October, which expresses the beauty of nature in the changes it goes through during the fall season.

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