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Aureation
Aureation ("to make golden", from ) is a device in arts of rhetoric that involves the "gilding" (or supposed heightening) of diction in one language by the introduction of terms from another, typically a classical language considered to be more prestigious. Aureation commonly involves other mannered rhetorical features in diction, such as circumlocution, which bears a relation to more native literary devices such as the kenning. It can be seen as analogous to Gothic schools of ornamentation in carving, painting, or ceremonial armoury. In terms of prosody, it stands in direct contrast to plain language, and its use is sometimes regarded as overblown and exaggerated by current standards of literary taste. However, aureated expression does not necessarily mean loss of precision or authenticity in poetry, especially when handled by good practitioners.
Article summary
Aureation ("to make golden", from ) is a device in arts of rhetoric that involves the "gilding" (or supposed heightening) of diction in one language by the introduction of terms from another, typically a classical language considered to be more prestigious. Aureation commonly involves other mannered rhetorical features in diction, such as circumlocution, which bears a relation to more native literary devices such as the kenning. It can be seen as analogous to Gothic schools of ornamentation in carving, painting, or ceremonial armoury. In terms of prosody, it stands in direct contrast to plain language, and its use is sometimes regarded as overblown and exaggerated by current standards of literary taste. However, aureated expression does not necessarily mean loss of precision or authenticity in poetry, especially when handled by good practitioners.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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