Diction Terms
Authored by Jewell Demarco
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
word choice
Denotation
Diction
Dialect
Literal Language
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
words denoting objects that can be perceived by the senses (actual tangible things)
Concrete Words
Epithet
Colloquialism
Abstract Words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
words denoting intangible concepts like ideas or qualities
Denotation
Concrete Words
Abstract Words
Formal Diction
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
language characterized by intellectual vocabulary
Idiom
Connotation
Informal Diction
Formal Diction
Tags
CCSS.SL.11-12.6
CCSS.SL.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2E
CCSS.W.11-12.1D
CCSS.W.11-12.2E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the use of slang or informal diction in speech and writing
Colloquialism
Invective
Onomatopoeia
Sarcasm
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the nonliteral, implied meaning of a word
Pun
Connotation
Denotation
Portmanteau
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
language closest to everyday conversation (includes colloquialisms, slang, etc.)
Informal Diction
Ambiguity
Formal Diction
Jargon
Tags
CCSS.SL.11-12.6
CCSS.SL.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2E
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.W.9-10.1D
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