PPT-Syntax and Diction

Objective Analyze how authors use syntax and diction to create certain effects Essential Question How does syntax and diction contribute to an authors voice and tone Objective and Essential Question. 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. 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. . 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 . 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.. 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. . 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 . 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. 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?. 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..