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WorksheetsDiction Homework
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 28mins
Diction is the literary term that means
The connections we have with words
An author's choice of words
The definition of words
The common way of speaking with friends
Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.
Synonym
Denotation
Connotation
Diction
Which connotation is MORE positive?
We saw ______ animals at the zoo.
Interesting
Weird
Which connotation is MORE negative?
It made me feel _______.
Uneasy
Frightened
Denotation is a word's ____________.
Literal, dictionary definition
Emotional meaning
Diction
Mood
Language that is free of slang, idioms, colloquialisms, and contractions; often contains polysyllabic words and sophisticated syntax; used in professional meetings, speeches, academic writings, and so forth.
formal
informal
slang
Choose the word which would convey the greatest emotional intensity.
I was _________ when my best friend came back to visit after moving away.
ecstatic
happy
pleased
Informal language that is ever-changing, and often particular to a certain group, used to create identity and exclude outsiders.
colloqialism
slang
jargon
Her black-framed glasses and tight bun lent her a stern appearance.
Read this statement: "Those grimy rugrats need to keep their despicable paws off my property. Children should not be allowed in public without a babysitter!" The diction that suggested a bitter tone included the following words:
children, public, allowed
property, children, babysitter
paws, grimy, rugrats, despicable
babysitter, allowed, property
Read this statement: "Those delightful children are a joy to see playing in my yard. Their bright faces and silly antics bring a smile to my face." The diction that conveys a positive and warm tone included:
yard, face, antics
bright, smile, delightful
children, playing, yard
face, see, yard
Which phrase has a positive tone?
They are terrorists!
They are freedom fighters!
Which phrase has a negative tone?
The flower's scrawny stalk bent in the wind.
The flower's slender stem dances in the wind.
Which phrase has a neutral tone (shows neither a positive nor negative tone -- objective)?
The much-anticipated event at the glamorous new arena featured singers, dancers, and musicians, performing for 25,000 delighted spectators.
The event at the arena featured singers, dancers, and musicians, performing for 25,000 spectators.
The ill-planned event at the run-down arena featured second-rate singers, amateur dancers, and so-called musicians, performing for 25,000 raucous spectators.
Read this statement: "The race was going to be my power run, where I would show my competitors my fierce skills and dominate them mightily." The diction that conveys a confident tone includes:
run, competitors, skills
race, skills, show
fierce, dominate, power
them, run, show
The word mocking has a
negative connotation
positive connotation
When analayzing diction, we should look at the entire sentence
True
False
"Hey, kid. Nice to meet ya. What's up?"
Formal
Informal
Colloquial
Slang
"His latest novel was epic."
Formal
Informal
Colloquial
Slang
“I will address that issue right away.”
Formal
Informal
Colloquial
Slang
"Of course you should go on that trip to Dublin! YOLO!"
Formal
Informal
Colloquial
Slang
