1. June 9th, 2014 Diction In Its Various Permutations 2. Diction Word choice, or general character of the language used by the author. Words have three levels, and are selected…
1. Diction Powerpoint Project Jiyoon Cho, Caitlin Crommett, Jacqueline Jacobs, Corisa Oh, Alexandra Steinhaus IDEA English 2 Period 3 2. Diction Word choice, or general character…
1. DICTION: DEFINED • The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or in writing. Word choice is the most powerful element of style for you to understand. 2. DICTION:…
Slide 1To Determine the TONE Analyze the Diction … Slide 2 Remember that all writing emerges from a situationa convergence of a need to write, a writer, an audience, a…
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,…
Slide 1AUTHOR’S STYLE Slide 2 WHAT IS IT? Author’s style is the particular way the writer uses language - Syntax (simple or complicated) - Diction/Dialogue (types of…
Slide 1 The Turning Slide 2 Posters for Short Stories 12 min Draw Significant symbol or image Two quotes – One about the sky – One that relates to theme, epiphany, etc.…
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…
Review of Terms 1-25 In the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, the word “wall” acts as both a physical boundary (denotation) and an emotional barrier (_________),…