Some Possible Working Definitions
Poetic language is language that has an ability to affect us — intellectually, emotionally, and even physically — that is not solely dependent on the information it conveys |
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Poetic
language is language in which the mode of expression is as important
as — and in fact is inseparable from — the information being
conveyed. As a result, in a successful poem the mode of expression
reinforces or recapitulates the theme in some way |
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Poetic
language is that language which lies beyond paraphrase; in other words,
it cannot be paraphrased or translated without losing some of its essential
attributes |
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