PPT-Diction & Imagery Analyzing the craft & structure of

Arthur Millers The Crucible Diction DenotationConnotation What 3 loaded words are used in reference to Abigails reputation Blush Soiled Black Why do these words contain a negative connotation . Diction refers to the author’s choice of words.. Tone is the attitude or feeling that the writer’s words express.. When analyzing diction, consider such questions as:. Is the . language concrete (factual)or abstract . Diction refers to the author’s choice of words.. 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?. 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. Diction. , . word choice. , is the most powerful element of style for you to understand. Many words in our language have strong connotations. . and authors use them on purpose to elicit certain responses from the reader.. a. nd how to discuss them meaningfully . Definitions. Diction: an author’s . choice . of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or . effectiveness . Any . of the four generally accepted levels of diction—formal, informal, colloquial, or slang—may be correct in a particular context but incorrect in another or when mixed unintentionally. Most ideas have a number of alternate words that the writer can select to suit . 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 and Imagery. Literary Artists (the good ones at least) choose their words carefully…. It is helpful to consider the things they could’ve done, but chose NOT to…. …and then ask yourself why…. Diction. Imagery. Details. Organization. Syntax. Summary. D: DICTION. Diction is the writer’s pattern(s) of word choice.. IMPORTANT: words do not get onto the paper by accident. . Each. word represents a choice.. 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. . Mrs. Smith. Miss Cullen. Diction. Diction. , . word choice. , is the most powerful element of style for you to understand. Many words in our language have strong connotations. . and authors use them on purpose to elicit certain responses from the reader.. . What are the five senses?. Sight. Sound. Taste. Touch . Smell . Not Imagery. The sun went down. . Sight Imagery Example . As the sun became a . bright ball of orange. , the sky surrounding it . quickly splintered. Analyzing Literature and Postcolonialism Analyzing Literature “Because literary authors don’t tell us explicitly what the text means, it’s always going to be arguable —and your task in writing about a literary work is to argue for what you think it means”— 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?. Imagery is . language that appeals to the senses. Most of the time, we think of “image” as a visual experience (using our eyes). IMAGERY can appeal to our sense of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.