Diction or Syntax?

The way an author organizes their sentences.

• Neither

• Diction

• Hypothesis

• Syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The way an author manipulates words to convey a message.

• Syntax

• Neither

• Haiku

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"I went to my home yesterday." vs "I went to my house yesterday."

• Diction

• Syntax

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"My love, a vivid purple hue, went astray." vs "My darling dear went to the circus today."

• Syntax

• neither

• Diction

"The sunset went down the luminescent sky." vs "The sunset went down the sky, which shined as bright as the moon."

• Neither

• Syntax

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Sauda had a secret that she couldn't tell anyone." vs "Having a secret, Sauda couldn't tell anyone."

• Diction

• Neither

• Syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Vital venders vex various vermin." vs "Aiding acres abuse all ants."

• Neither

• Diction

• Syntax

"'Worship me- worship my worth- worship my life.' said the condescending man." vs "And so, he preached from his lips, 'Worship me- worship my worth- worship my life.'"

• Syntax

• Neither

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"They let go of the promises of yesterday and set out for the falsehoods of tomorrow." vs "They let go of all the promises of yesterday and set out for tomorrow's lies."

• Diction

• Syntax

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"The forest, a vivacious green, stood aloof in the middle of dead land." vs "The forest sung sweet, but haunting shrills in the middle of the dead land."

• Diction

• Neither

• Syntax