He is one of my favourites, too, Mike and Janice.
Janice, basically Barfield defines poetic diction as ""When words are selected and arranged in such a way that their meaning either arouses, or is obviously intended to arouse, aesthetic imagination" (PD XXX).
I don't have the book at hand - only the notes I took from it while doing my thesis. Barfield discusses poetic diction as involving a real, felt change of consciousness and strangeness.
Look forward to reading more of your thoughts, Mike.
Cally
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