Syntax and Diction

Diction is...

• Using figurative language and details to set the tone

• Using sentence structure and punctuation to set the tone

• Using specific words to set the tone

• Using a dictionary to look up a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A writer's careful selection of words

• Tone

• Diction

• Syntax

• Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The manner in which a writer puts a sentence together

• Tone

• Diction

• Connotation

• Syntax

Identify the DICTION in the following sentence:

My brother argued with me and slammed the door.

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

INVERTED SYNTAX means that ---

• nothing in the sentence is right side up

• the predicate is before the subject

• the subject is not given

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

BALANCED SYNTAX is when the phrases ---

• do not contain nouns

• are at the end of the sentence

• have similar structure and length

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

^{What part of the sentence is emphasized by its syntax?}

"Both his parents had been killed when he was eight years old."

• ...he was eight years old

• Both his parents had been killed...

^{What part of the sentence is emphasized by its SYNTAX?}

" I listen as my neighbor's voice trails off."

• I listen...

• ...as my neighbor...

• ...voice trails off

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I appreciated her efforts and complimented her work.

• positive

• negative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

LOOSE SYNTAX states the main idea ---

• at the end of sentence

• in the middle of a paragraph

• at the beginning of a sentence