PPT-Four Elements of Style: Diction, Syntax, Tone, Point of View

Diction Word Choice The difference between the right word and almost right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug Mark Twain To study diction is to analyze how a writer uses words for a distinct purpose and effect. Say. , Father Thames! ––for thou hast . seen. Full . many a sprightly race,. . Disporting . on thy margent green. ,. The . paths of pleasure . trace. ;. . Who . foremost now delight to . cleave. Create . VOICE. In Writing. English II. Unit 2. 2012.2013. Literary Techniques Used to Create VOICE in Writing. Voice is the color and texture of communication – the pitch and timbre of verbalization. . Various Levels of scrutiny. Macro Vs. Micro Analysis. Macro Analysis. How the text “feels” as a whole. The sense that lingers when you walk away. Arrangement (organization). Style (how the text “dresses”). ESL 015 Wenli Zhang. What’s your understanding of this sentence?. “T. he difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. . Notes. DICTION…... "The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter.". ―. Mark . Twain. Diction. Diction refers to an author’s word choice. . Every word is chosen for a reason!. Objective: you will demonstrate your understanding of the six elements present in professional writers’ text so you can add them to your narrative essay. ACTIVITIES:. Collect Weekend . Words. : ambiguous . MRS. BURHENN. TONE. . Tone . is defined as the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject and the audience. Understanding tone in prose and poetry can be challenging because the reader doesn't have voice inflection to obscure or to carry meaning. Thus, an appreciation of word choice, details, imagery, and language all contribute to the understanding of tone. To misinterpret tone is to misinterpret meaning. . Create . VOICE. In Writing. English II. Unit 2. 2012.2013. Literary Techniques Used to Create VOICE in Writing. Voice is the color and texture of communication – the pitch and timbre of verbalization. . Diction, Syntax, Tone, Point of View. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” . – Mark Twain. Syntax. Tone. Voice. Effective voice is shaped by words that are clear, concrete, and exact. Good writers eschew (to avoid; to shun) words like pretty, nice, good, beautiful, fine, things, really, very, terrible, a lot, and bad. Instead they employ words that invoke a specific effect. . There was a scurrying around and then eight of them . snatched. up their guns, formed into twos, and marched out behind the office. He wheeled his horse about and trotted towards me. I jumped back and . Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the language concrete or abstract?. Are the words monosyllabic or polysyllabic?. When writing . for literary . analysis, your finished composition will have three required . elements, regardless if it’s a paragraph or a full-length essay:. A claim about a specific literary device. Diction. Diction. – the author’s choice of words. . Words are the writer’s basic tools:. a. They create the color and texture of the written work.. b. They both reflect and determine the level of formality..