Poetic diction

Synonyms for "poetic diction" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

Strong matches (7)

Noun(5 words)
elevated languageelevated stylefigurativefloridlyrical
Adjective(2 words)
elizabethanlush wording

Related words (12)

Noun(10 words)
ornateornate dictionornate phrasingpoetic language traditionpoetic registerpoetic usagepretentious dictionshakespearean addressstylizedstylized language
Adjective(2 words)
poetic languageshakespearean english

Related word relations

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More general

4 entries
linguistic styleliterary deviceliterary stylestylistic register

More specific

9 entries
archaic dictiondecorated syntaxflorid dictionflowery phrasingneoclassical dictionornate dictionoverly elaborate stylepretentious dictionromantic diction

Collocations

9 entries
archaic dictiondecorated syntaxelevated registerflorid dictionflowery languageflowery proselyrical cadenceornate dictionornate language

Inflections

3 entries
more poetic dictionmost poetic dictionpoetic dictions

Derivations

4 entries