1. Elements of Poetry and Fiction 2. Diction refers to both the choice and the order of words. It has typically been split intovocabularyandsyntax.The basic question to ask…
1. Diction & Tone 2. Diction refers to the author’s choice of words. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express. The author’s choice of words…
Slide 1Tone What is Tone? Slide 2 Tone What is Tone? The writers or speakers attitude toward a subject, character, or audience Conveyed through the authors choice of words,…
Slide 1Diction, Syntax, and Tone Slide 2 Diction refers to the authors choice of words. Syntax refers to word order and sentence structure. Tone is the attitude or feeling…
Slide 1Diction & Tone Slide 2 Diction refers to the authors choice of words. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writers words express. Slide 3 When analyzing diction,…
Aeneid Virgil Translated by: Robert Fitzgerald Aeneid Virgil Translated by: Robert Fitzgerald BOOK II How They Took the City Ancient Roman Period Golden age of Rome Literature…
Slide 1 Four Elements of Style: Diction, Syntax, Tone, Point of View Slide 2 Diction: Word Choice “The difference between the right word and almost right word is like the…
Slide 1 Visualize / picture this in your head: 1. “The big monkey sat on the ground with his belly extending in front of him.” Now this: 2. “The grossly obese orangutan…
Slide 1 The Basics of Diction Analysis Just don’t say “the author uses diction…” Did you know? English, as mix of Latinate and Anglo-Saxon words, has more than twice…
Diction & Tone Diction & Tone Diction refers to the authorâs choice of words. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writerâs words express. When analyzing diction,…