'Formal diction' diaporamas de présentation

Analyzing Literature and Postcolonialism

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Analyzing Literature and Postcolonialism

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Monday, September 9, 2013. Do Now! Imagine someone is writing a story about your life. What would be an important SYMBOL ? What would be an important MOTIF ? Identify ONE SYMBOL and ONE MOTIF from the story of your life, and say why they are important. SMARTBOARD. 10B. DESK.

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Diction & Tone

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Voice Lessons by Nancy Dean

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AP English Lit. Terms 3 Rhetorical Devices

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AP English Lit. Terms 3 Rhetorical Devices

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Letter to Reverend Samson Occum/Letter to John Adams

Letter to Reverend Samson Occum/Letter to John Adams. 254-255. Letter to Reverend Samson Occum, by Phillis Wheatley. First African-American poet to be published. Unusual life: kidnapped at 7 in West Africa; sold to prosperous Wheatley family at Boston slave auction.

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Levels of Diction

Levels of Diction. Pre-AP English 2. High or Formal Diction. Creates an elevated tone Free of slang , idioms, colloquialisms and contractions Contains polysyllabic words, sophisticated syntax and elegant word choice. From The Scarlet Letter.

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Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000

Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000. We are beginning a series focusing on the following areas: diction, detail, imagery, syntax, and tone. Diction Defined. Diction refers to the author's choice of words . Words are the writer's basic tools:

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Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000

Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000. We are beginning a series focusing on the following areas: diction, detail, imagery, syntax, and tone. Diction Defined. Diction refers to the author's choice of words . Words are the writer's basic tools:

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Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000

Style & Voice adapted from Voice Lessons, Dean, 2000. We are beginning a series focusing on the following areas: diction, detail, imagery, syntax, and tone. Diction Defined. Diction refers to the author's choice of words . Words are the writer's basic tools:

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Reading and Writing about Poetry

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Literary Terms

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Diction

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Literary Terms

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ANNE BRADSTREET

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Devices for Diction

Devices for Diction. Devices. Latinate vs. Anglo Saxon Words Latinate: Words derived from Latin; often longer and more flowery Anglo Saxon: Words derived from German; often shorter and more informal Examples: Cognition vs. Thinking Regal vs. Kingly . Devices. Formal vs. Informal Words

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