Our instruments turn to melancholy bells, our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast, our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change, our bridal flowers serve for a buried corse
Is this diciton or imagery?
It is both diction and imagery. Diction for the word usage choices made and imagery because of the pictures the words bring to life. If you are posed with that question in a general lit course over poetry, say imagery, if you are in higher level courses, you need both explanations, the only time you would say diction only is when you are talking about linguistics.
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