Diction Used In The Beats By Kenneth Rexroth

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The diction used in the poem above was selected specially to provide the emphasis to the theme of the poem. Kenneth Rexroth chose the word imperceptibly to describe the movement of the wind. Imperceptibly in simple terms means slowly , but that specific word was chosen because the word’s alternative meaning,not perceived by the senses, provides a different connotation to the way the wind moves. In the first stanza , the word sinuous is used to describe view of the mountains and the sea. The words was chosen to represent overlapping view of the mountains and the sea. The diction used in the poem emphasizes the meaning of the poem through supporting the theme that one should enjoy the beauties of nature. One of the main topics of the Beats generation