Voice Lessons Diction Thursday May 7 th 1 month of school left Consider Meanwhile the United States Army thirsting for revenge was prowling the country north and west of the Black Hills killing Indians wherever they could be found ID: 375638
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NW4, Week 7
Voice Lessons (Diction)Slide2
Thursday, May 7th
1 month of school left
Consider:
Meanwhile, the United States Army,
thirsting
for revenge, was
prowling
the country north and west of the Black Hills, killing Indians wherever they could be found.
Dee Brown,
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Discuss:
What are the connotations for
thirsting
? What feelings are evoked by this diction?
What are the connotations of
prowling
? What kind of animals prowl? What attitude toward the U.S. army does this diction convey?
Rewrite this sentence to convey a more neutral tone. Slide3
Friday, May 8
th
Consider:
Once I am sure there’s nothing going on
I step inside, letting the door thud shut. --Philip Larkin, “Church Going”Discuss:What feelings are evoked by the word thud?How would the meaning change if the speaker let the door slam shut? What other connotative verbs can you think of for the closing of a door? Fill in the following chart:
Verbs expressing closing of
a door
Feeling evoked by the verb
1.
2.
3.
4.