PPT-Construing Poetic Diction and Syntax

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. I: Part I. Coming of . Age. Rhetorical concepts. Bellringers. http://mreldridge.net/dailyExercises.aspx. Syntax, diction, imagery, details, tone. Diction/Syntax . Prezi. : Extra practice (. Bellringer. 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. . CONSTRUING CONSUMER DECISION MAKING109Zauberman Objective: Analyze how authors use syntax and diction to create certain effects.. Essential Question: How does syntax and diction contribute to an author’s voice and tone?. Objective and Essential Question. 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 . 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. 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.. 11AP Language & Composition. - Excerpts from Renee H. . Shea’s. . The Language of Composition. , Second Edition. What is it?. To many people, the word rhetoric automatically signals that trickery or deception is afoot.. 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. . Form (Poetic Structure). A particular organization of parts that makes a whole. Examples. . • the way words are arranged in a line. . • lines are arranged in a stanza. . • units of sound are organized to achieve rhythm and rhyme. Syntax. Syntax is the ordering of words into patterns and phrases. These terms are helpful when discussing poetic syntax:. Caesura. Enjambment. End-stopped. Caesura. a pause, usually near the middle of a line of verse, usually indicated by the sense of the line, and often greater than the normal pause. 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.. Alliteration – the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. Ex: “But the sea, the sea in darkness calls.” . Allusion – a reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other branch of culture. .