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...Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death,” and the technical language, “Nick was the name Nick gave when the name Nick / gave was a variable assignment for Nick.” The diversity of reference is matched by a delightful variety of diction. The poem’s narrator babbles out initial exposition in a long stanza, then pauses, takes a breath, and recaps in a single line: “There is a note in my pocket.” In this and other poems, Robinson’s syntax is the best...
...Let’s begin with the most amusing offenses, those of poor diction, which run rampant throughout the punch book...
Another reason Lincoln's writing ability was underrated was that his typically plain diction and straightforward expression were at odds with the public's expectations. The recognized standard for a statesmanlike address in mid--19th century America called for considerably more formality and pretension. The prose of acknowledged masters of that kind of writing--such as Lincoln's fellow orator at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, or Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner--generally featured elevated diction, self-consciously artful expression and a certain moral unction. Lincoln's insistence on direct and forthright language, by contrast, seemed "odd" or "peculiar," as in this...
...paintings. She has brought together some 200 watercolors--almost a third of Homer's known output. It is a wholly delectable show, and it makes clear why watercolor, in its special freshness and immediacy, gave Homer access to moments of vision he did not have in the weightier, slower diction of oils...
...first theory--that the median age of Americans is actually 73. Still, there is no other prime-time show so determinedly unhip. Where American Idol has Ryan Seacrest, Dancing has Hollywood Squares' Tom Bergeron. Where Idol's Simon Cowell snipes put-downs, judge Len Goodman has such quaint British diction you could imagine him reporting from London during the Blitz. The theatrics and costumes (former New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre jived in a G.I. outfit) would embarrass an Ice Capades...