DIDLS: The Tone Acronym AP/DE Fall 2011. What is DIDLS? DIDLS is a method of analyzing author’s style and tone through the following elements: 1.Diction.

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DIDLS: The Tone Acronym AP/DE Fall 2011

What is DIDLS? DIDLS is a method of analyzing author’s style and tone through the following elements: 1.Diction 2.Imagery 3.Details 4.Language 5.Syntax

Diction Diction - the connotation of the word choice The meaning suggested by a word; or a word’s power to produce a strong reaction in the reader. What words does the author choose? Why did the author choose those particular word(s)? ▫Ex. thin vs. gaunt ▫Ex. happy vs. ecstatic ▫Ex. Joel was dumb vs. Joe was a primate with a brain the size of a pea.

Imagery Imagery - vivid appeals to understanding through the senses Imagery may be defined as an author’s use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses. The use of vivid descriptions or figures of speech helps to create the author’s tone. What images does the author use and why does he/she focus on in a sensory way? ▫Ex. Laughing, the boy fell dead. (shocking) ▫Ex. The clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens. (darkness and loneliness)

Details Details - facts that are included or those that are omitted Details are most commonly the facts given by the author or speaker as support for the attitude or tone. Look closely at what an author may include or leave out. Consider what the author’s details reveal about the overall tone of the piece. What details does the author choose to include or exclude, and what do they imply? ▫Ex. An author may describe a bloody crime scene with details about the “stench of rotting bodies,” but another might say that the victims were murdered.

Language Language - the overall use of language, such as formal, clinical, or jargon The language of a passage has control over tone. What the language the author uses convey? What is the overall impression of the language? ▫Ex. An invitation to a wedding might use formal language, while a biology textbook would use scientific language.

Sentence Structure Sentence Structure - how structure affects the reader’s attitude Sentence structure affects tone and what the reader understands. What are the sentences like? Are they simple, complex, choppy, flowing etc.? ▫Ex. Long, flowing sentences provide a different feeling than short, choppy ones.