Dactyl |Denotation |Denouement |Didactic
Dactyl
A metrical foot of three syllables of which the first one is stressed and the last two are unstressed. [see Foot]
Bla'ck wěre her /éyed as the bérý/ that gróws on the thorn by thě/wayside.
(Longfellow: -"Evangeline") phant)
In this line the first five feet are dactylic. The last foot is,however, a trochaic.
Denotation
The direct meaning of a word. It is also called literal or dictionary meaning. The denotation of the word "bird" is a winged biped that can fly and of "man" is wingless biped. [see Connotation]
Denouement
The final scene of a drama or fiction in which all the problems are resolved, all the knots are untied and a satisfactory explanation of the dramatic situations is given.
Diction |Diction Definition
The selection of words in a writing or speech. A particular writer chooses a particular type of words and phrases. For example, Miltorn uses bombastic, unusual, allusive and Latinized words but Orwell uses simple, lucid and common words. So, the words chosen by a writer is called his diction .
Didactic
A kind of writings intended to teach or instruct. Aesop's Fables Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, are some of the didactic works.
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A metrical foot of three syllables of which the first one is stressed and the last two are unstressed. [see Foot]
Bla'ck wěre her /éyed as the bérý/ that gróws on the thorn by thě/wayside.
(Longfellow: -"Evangeline") phant)
In this line the first five feet are dactylic. The last foot is,however, a trochaic.
Denotation
The direct meaning of a word. It is also called literal or dictionary meaning. The denotation of the word "bird" is a winged biped that can fly and of "man" is wingless biped. [see Connotation]
Denouement
The final scene of a drama or fiction in which all the problems are resolved, all the knots are untied and a satisfactory explanation of the dramatic situations is given.
Diction |Diction Definition
The selection of words in a writing or speech. A particular writer chooses a particular type of words and phrases. For example, Miltorn uses bombastic, unusual, allusive and Latinized words but Orwell uses simple, lucid and common words. So, the words chosen by a writer is called his diction .
Didactic
A kind of writings intended to teach or instruct. Aesop's Fables Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, are some of the didactic works.
Read More:Couplet
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