... uncertainty as regards interpretation: moral ambiguity. 2. Something of doubtful meaning: a poem full of ambiguities. Robert Frost's "Design" manages to fit both of these definitions, as he uses ambiguous diction to reach an ambiguous conclusion. His use of the word "white" and other seemingly innocent imagery turns a somewhat common scene in nature-a spider catching its prey- into an ... argument about if there is a god or not. Even in the first line of the poem, the unusual diction catches the reader's attention. The word "dimpled" typically has pleasant associations, as it brings up ...

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... 's theme in the poem "birches" is one of, Life (on earth) is probably the best place to engage in sex and do not wait until you go to heaven. Imagery, diction, and sound/musical are all essential elements in conveying the poems meaning. Throughout the poem, images of sexual contact, words relating to sex, and an alliteration that describes the act ... on earth, "Earth's the right place for love." All these images can relate to sexual feelings and all help to get a better understanding of the poems true meaning. Frost's undecisive diction can relate also to sex. The connotation of the wor...

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... "Birches", is one of Life (on Earth), representing that here and now is probably the best place to engage in sex and not waiting until you go to Heaven. Imagery, diction, and sound/musical are all essential elements in conveying the poem's meaning. Throughout the poem, images of sexual contact, words relating to sex, and an alliteration that describes the act ... on earth, "Earth's the right place for love." All these images can relate to sexual feelings and all help to get a better understanding of the poems true meaning. Frost's indecisive diction can relate also to sex. The connotati...

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... and admired for his short work, that conjures a profound and complex mood. In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Frost uses several literary devices, but an extended metaphor, rhyme, and diction supports the metaphorical meaning of the poem well. In lines 1, 4, 7, and 13 the extended metaphor is depicted. Once reaching line 13 "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep", the woods ... and simplicity.The significance of the rhyme scheme is to make the poem seem simpler than what it is, although the words in the poem are multidimensional. Last, Frost uses diction throughout the poem. Frost...

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... branches, learning lessons, and living life. He uses the imagery of a more empty space to show how things could seem when you've lost your way. In this movement his diction is of a darker choice. Words like weeping and lashed exemplify a less lighthearted notion. Yet in the last few lines, he moves back towards the ... ...

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... poem itself gives the reader a feeling of swinging on branches. There is no specific rhyme scheme to the poem, Birches, which is considered as free verse. Robert Frost's use of diction in this poem is very specific and creative in order for the speaker to give the audience a vivid description of the trees and the cause for the birches present appearance ... . An example of such diction used to describe the birches is, " They click upon themselves as the breeze rises, and turn many-colored as the stir cracks and crazes their enamel" ( 7-9). An example of the ... ...

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... the reality of life. "The Elk" is a bold, all to real, creepy poem from beginning to end. -I need MAJOR ideas for conclusion/tone paragraph as well as suggestions for the diction and imagery paragraphs...

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... easy to understand. He puts hidden messages in all his poems. It is up to the reader to interpret the true meaning of the poem through their own experience. Since diction plays an important role in poetry, one can see that Frost loves the use of rhyming schemes. The Road Not Taken ends with "exact or perfect rhymes- ( 730), ABAAB, CDCCD ... ...

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... . His definition: an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude, through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. According to Aristotle, the diction must be elevated and the central character of a tragedy must not be so virtuous that instead of feeling pity or fear at his downfall, we are simply outraged. Also, the ... ...

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