Types of Diction

Diction Powerpoint Project Jiyoon Cho, Caitlin Crommett, Jacqueline Jacobs, Corisa Oh, Alexandra Steinhaus IDEA English 2 Period 3

Diction Word choice, or general character of the language used by the author. Words have three levels, and are selected based on their efficiency in these three areas: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mono vs. Poly ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Euphonious vs. Cacophonous ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Literal vs. Figurative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Denotative vs. connotative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Objective vs. Subjective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Active vs. Passive States Action vs. States Being ,[object Object],[object Object]

Concrete vs. Abstract Tangible, Specific vs. Conceptual Philosophical ,[object Object],[object Object]

Hyperbole vs. Understated Deliberate exaggeration of facts vs. Deliberate misinterpretation of less ,[object Object],[object Object]

Pedestrian vs. Pedantic Layman’s terms vs. Borish inflated language intending to display importance ,[object Object],[object Object]

Vulgarity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Slang ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Colloquial ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Jargon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cliché ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Informal/Standard Diction ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object]

Assonance ,[object Object],[object Object]

Consonance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Alliteration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Onomatopoeia

Works Cited ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of Diction

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