PPT-Four Elements of Style: Diction

Syntax Tone Point of View Developed by Mrs Stacey Reaves Sumter SC Adapted by Adrien Alsobrook Memphis TN Diction Word Choice The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug Mark Twain. a. nd how to discuss them meaningfully . PowerPoint modified from originals at . http://parkrose.orvsd.org/. , Hill’s 2007 . AP Lit Diction Guide, and . http://exchange.guhsd.net/details.php?object_id=370. Literary Analysis. Table of Contents. allusion. antagonist. details. diction. flashback. foreshadowing. imagery. mood. motivation. narration. plot. point of view. prosody. protagonist. setting. shift or turn. What is it?. Author’s style is the particular way the writer uses language . . - Syntax (simple or complicated). . - Diction/Dialogue (types of words used .  formal vs. informal). . - Tone/Mood. Maureen Smith. Professor. Tutorial 4. Lesson Plan. Review. Session 4.1. Session 4.2. Session 4.3. Review. Objectives. Work with CSS selectors. Create styles for lists. Create and apply class styles. Create a rollover effect. 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 . Writing for the AP Literature and Composition Exam. Your . exam is Wednesday, . May 4. 8:00 a.m.. Independent . REading. .. . Wednesday’s log: What’s the title of your book? What is the significance of this title? . Diction. Syntax. Tone. Point of View. Developed by Mrs. . Stacey Reaves. Sumter. , . SC. Adapted by Adrien . Alsobrook. .. Memphis, TN. Diction: Word Choice. “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” Mark Twain. 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. Storytelling . to . Pitch Your Idea. Rachel Mennies | CMU ETC, November 2016. The Importance of Narrative. . . . . . . . . . Overview of key major storytelling elements. Connections to rhetoric. Wrap-up. 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.. What is a Style Analysis?. All writers have a style, but not all styles are good.. Whether a style is good or bad largely depends on whether it is appropriate to the work.. Style should work with other elements to produce a final unity.. 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. Maureen Smith. Professor. Tutorial 4. Lesson Plan. Review. Session 4.1. Session 4.2. Session 4.3. Review. Objectives. Work with CSS selectors. Create styles for lists. Create and apply class styles. Create a rollover effect. Internet & World Wide Web . How to Program, 5/e. 1. 2. 3. Cascading Style Sheets 3 (CSS3) . Used to specify the presentation of elements separately from the structure of the document.. CSS . validator.