Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 509 views

    Diction

    Uploaded by

    Maricar Cesista Nicart
    helpful, harmless, honest Benevolent: wishing or showing goodwill or kindness Positive connotation Word and Denotation Connotation (positive, negative or neutral) Mendacious: not telling the truth, lying Negative connotation

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Diction

    Uploaded by

    Maricar Cesista Nicart
    509 views11 pages
    helpful, harmless, honest Benevolent: wishing or showing goodwill or kindness Positive connotation Word and Denotation Connotation (positive, negative or neutral) Mendacious: not telling the truth, lying Negative connotation

    Original Description:

    Powerpoint presentation in Creative writing about diction

    Original Title

    Diction PPT

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    helpful, harmless, honest Benevolent: wishing or showing goodwill or kindness Positive connotation Word and Denotation Connotation (positive, negative or neutral) Mendacious: not telling the truth, lying Negative connotation

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    509 views11 pages

    Diction

    Uploaded by

    Maricar Cesista Nicart
    helpful, harmless, honest Benevolent: wishing or showing goodwill or kindness Positive connotation Word and Denotation Connotation (positive, negative or neutral) Mendacious: not telling the truth, lying Negative connotation

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 11

    For writers, using appropriate,

    specific diction is invaluable.


    Effective word choice is very
    important.
     Diction refers to the writer’s or speaker’s
    distinctive vocabulary style and
    expression.

     Another definition is the choice of words,


    phrases, sentence structure, and
    figurative language in a literary work.

     Essentially, diction is word choice.


    EVERYWHERE!
    Remember, diction is word choice. Words are
    in everything we write and read.
    So, whenever you are analyzing something,
    don’t write anything like this:

    “The author uses diction to …”


    or
    “The author’s use of diction exhibits …”
    If diction is everywhere, then who uses diction?

    Everyone.

    What you have to distinguish is the


    kind of diction an author is using:

    “The author uses concise, military diction to…”

    “The author’s use of antiquated diction exhibits the time


    period the character is from.”
     Words are appropriate when they are suited
    to the subject, audience and situation.

    4 GENERAL TYPES OF
    DICTION
    -Learned
    -Popular
    -Colloquial
    -Slang
     Popular words are so named because they
    belong to the whole populace; they are often
    used in speaking.
     Learned words are words used more widely
    by educated people.
    POPULAR WORDS LEARNED WORDS
    Agree Concur
    Begin Commence
    Secret Esoteric
    End Terminate
    Think Cogitate
     The term colloquial is defined as spoken or
    written language that is informal in diction or
    style of expression.
    ◦ Examples: kind of, a lot, mad, sure, don’t

     Slang is language of a highly colloquial type.


    Slang is used by everyone. Much slang is
    borrowed from the popular vocabulary and
    given new meaning.
    ◦ Examples: cool, dough, chillaxin, emo, kicks
    Although “learned diction” would be the most
    appropriate, many inexperienced writers
    believe that formality is a virtue and big
    words are impressive.
    When using “learned diction”, make sure you
    truly understand the words you are using.
    Often times, writers who try to artificially make
    their writing extremely formal end up with an
    inconsistent, and sometimes humorous, piece
    of writing.
     Denotation and Connotation are two aspects
    of diction.
     Denotation is the specific meaning of a
    word/phrase.
     Connotation is the figurative, cultural
    assumptions that the word/phrase implies or
    suggests.
     You will work in groups of three or four.
     You will be given a list of words.
     As a group, you must look up the definition
    of each word to find the ______________.
     You will then identify each word as have a
    positive, negative or neutral _______________.
     From your list, choose two words to present
    to the class and demonstrate your knowledge
    of these words’ denotations and
    connotations.
    Word and Denotation Connotation
    (positive, negative or
    neutral)

    You might also like