"Insist yourself. Never imitate."-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monday, February 28, 2011

2.28 Diction Exercise

October by Robert Frost

a.)
Mild
Ripened
Brief
Amethyst
Beguile
Averse
Retard
Enchant
Gentle
Clustered

b.) Level of Formality: Medium(understandable and clear)
Connotation: Poetic(unbound, broad-minded, and formal)
Sound: Soft, Flows well

c.) In the poem, October by Robert Frost, the author uses an abundant amount of words which portrays the beauty of nature with pleasantness.

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