Diction Project by Evan Flores, Robby Cronstedt, Abhinand Veerabahu, and Anthony Vargas

Diction Diction- Word choice, general character of the language used by the author Words have three levels to them and are selected based on their efficiency in these three areas; AppearanceSoundMeaning

Mono Vs. Poly Syllabic One syllable vs. Many Syllables Ex. Rod, sat, cool Ex. Dysfunctional, establishment.

Euphonious Vs. Cacophonous Pleasant sounding vs. Harsh sounding Ex. The birds flew gracefully in the mid- summer breeze. Ex. The harsh, grating of the axe upon the stone was painful to the ears.

Literal Vs. Figurative Accurate without embellishment vs. comparison creating a pictorial effect Ex. The sun was extremely hot Ex. The sun’s rays created a firestorm on his back.

Concrete Vs. Abstract Specific/tangible vs. Conceptional, Philosophical Ex. Robby’s arm is huge! Ex. Evan lets out an aura of awsomeness.

Active Vs. Passive States action Vs. States being Ex. I ran through… Ex. Running through, I…

Hyperbole (overstated) Vs. Understated Deliberate exaggeration vs. Deliberate misinterpretation Ex. There was like millions of people in line! Ex. I may have punched him a little to hard…

Pedestrian Vs. Pedantic Laymen’s terms vs. Boorish, inflated language Ex. Indeed, this functions as a weapon utility. Ex. Dude, let’s pound people with this stick!

Archaic Suggestive for another time period or era. Ex. We sat as the Knights of the Round Table did.