DICTION

ITS THE SPEAKER, OR WRITERS CHOICE OF WORDS

TYPES OF DICTION

• Slang- use of words that are impolite or newly coined
• Formal- where formal words are used in formal situations
• Moreover-common everyday speech

EXAMPLES

• "The essay was full of careless diction."
• The authors diction was so poor.

QUIZ

• What is diction?
• A: The clearness of a person's speech
• B: The unclearness of a person's speech
• C: A Taco

ANSWER

• A

SOUCRES

• Literarydevices.net/diction
• Merriam-Webster.com/dictionary/diction