Analyzing Author's Diction

What does "diction" refer to?

• The organization of a writing piece

• The author's word choice

• Combining fiction and nonfiction

• Rules

What three things does diction depend on?

• Occasion, purpose, and topic

• Feeling, formality, and function

• connotation, denotation, author

• Temperature, brightness, and distance

Which word has a positive connotation?

• Malignant

• Filthy

• Melancholic

• Enthusiastic

Which word would make the man seem the most angry? "The man stared ______ at his wife."

• Solemnly

• Morosely

• Resentfully

• Irritably

What is the denotation of "glee"?

• A show choir club

• Slight apprehension

• Great delight

• The feeling of flying on cotton candy

What is the connotation of "universal"?

• Applicable in all cases

• Great, expansive, inclusive, slightly formal

• Small, scared, weak

• A theme park

What does Lewis Caroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, mean by this: "I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."?

• She can't time travel

• She has matured

• Because she will be imprisoned in the past

• She doesn't want to and she's making excuses

What is the definition of "connotation"?

• The meaning suggested by the word

• A scheme

• The literal meaning

• The good and the bad of a situation

What is the definition of "denotation"?

• The meaning suggested by a word

• A devious act

• The literal meaning

• Symbolic words arranged in a downward pattern

What does the word choice do to impact the piece?

• It creates color and texture of the writing

• It reflects and determines the level of formality

• It shapes the readers perceptions

• All of the above