poetic diction

Japanese: poetic diction(英語表記)poeticdiction
poetic diction

…Generally, it is explained as “poetic words” or “words used in poetry (rhymes),” but in either case, the definition of the term “poetic language” is vague. The English term “poetic diction” is used to mean the idiom and usage peculiar to poetry. Here too, the definition is not very clear.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "poetic diction" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…一般に〈詩のことば〉,〈詩(韻文)に用いることば〉と説明されるが,いずれにせよ詩語という語の定義はあいまいである。英語のpoetic dictionということばは,詩に特有の言いまわし・語法の意で用いられる。この場合も定義はあまり明確でない。…

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