Slide 1 Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000 We are beginning a series focusing on the following areas: –diction, –detail, –imagery, –syntax,…
Slide 1 The Voice of Language: Text Analysis You learned to analyze voice when you were very young. The tone parents speak to their children clearly communicates their intent.…
Diction Defined Diction refers to the author's choice of words. Words are the writer's basic tools: they create the color and texture of the written work; they…
Slide 1 Voice Palette—DICTION Slide 2 Diction refers to the author’s choice of words. Slide 3 Words are the writer’s basic tools: they create the color and texture…