dis·junc·tion
(primary entry)
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk.ʃən/ dis-JUNK-shun
noun
1. A separation; a breaking of connection or relationship.
The disjunction between what is said and what is meant creates the poem's tension.
2. In logic, a compound statement formed using the operator 'or'.
"Either language refers to the world accurately partially or it refers only to itself."
3. (poetics) A compositional technique that emphasizes breaks, discontinuities, and semantic gaps.
The sentence refuses its obligation
to make sense. We watch meaning
unhinge, fall to the floor, and
reassemble in unfamiliar patterns.
Usage Note: In contemporary poetics, disjunction often serves as a deliberate strategy to resist absorption, forcing readers into awareness of language as material rather than transparent medium.
See also:
parataxis,
non-absorptive poetics,
Language poetry