Diction

which is impassioned and authoritative, is sharp and powerful diction. Diction choices in the quotation, such as firm, mutually, Lives, Fortune, and Honor, creates an authoritative tone, due to the sharpness of the diction, thus emphasizing the authoritative tone of the Declaration. Also, diction choices in the quotation, such as divine and sacred, creates an impassioned (emotional or heartfelt) tone, due to the descriptiveness of the diction, thus emphasizing…

that misbehavior shall not be accepted. The author uses these to demonstrate his point in diction, ambiguity, and figurative language. Diction is use to enhance the reader view on the character, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, by using phrases with double meaning and daunting vocabulary. The technique of ambiguity creates apprehension in the readers by the vagueness of the author. Hawthorne moralistic diction emphasizes the personal struggle of Dimmesdale to acknowledge and accept his sin or to…

of his own. Moreover, during an intensely emotional scene where Abner recently “struck [his son] with the flat of his hand”, Faulkner describes the strike like one to strike “the two mules at the store…[or] to kill a horse fly”(272). The degrading diction that the son is merely a an unimportant mule to the father forces the reader to despise Abner as a solipsistic man who fails to contain an ounce of…

John Donne doesn’t anticipate that. In the poem Death, be not proud by John Donne, Donne degrades death to be more subordinate than what it portrays itself to be. Donne’s use of diction and shift in tone exhibits that death isn’t a force that dominates people’s lives but a bridge to eternal life. John Donne’s use of diction and tone contributes to the poem’s depiction of death that it is not a dominating…

In the story "Tepeyac" by Sandra Cisneros, Cisneros uses syntax and diction to describe the streets of her childhood and where she grew up, she uses these literary techniques to create a flow of her memories and helps her to cope with the changes that have been made in her neighborhood and in her life. The theme of the story is that things always change whether you want them to so you just always have to focus on what is right in front of you, and in this case it was that she could remember…

has no choice but to keep living without them. Throughout the story, Fugui realizes how important his family is to him. Hua uses each member of Fugui's family, varying tone, diction, and imagery to illustrate the devastation one feels when the relationship they've built up with someone else comes crashing down. Using diction, imagery, and tone,…

conveyed his idea of life and death and the impact of death in the community with the use of the imagery and diction of many images listed in the novel which expresses his tone. Life in Holcomb has never been disturbed to this extent, causing mixed emotions and anxious townsfolk. When the “shotgun blasts” were fired, “not a soul” was able to witness or hear them. The impact of the diction helps enforce the tense atmosphere set by the events that has taken place. With the recent turn of events,…

In passage one Shakespeare uses diction and metaphor to show the reader the current mental state of Hamlet. The passing of his father is having a dramatic effect on him, while everyone else seems to be passing it off like it never happened. This includes his mother, who married his uncle just two months after his fathers death. Obviously this is a lot to take in for Hamlet and it puts him in a position where he doesn't know what to do with the emotions he's feeling. Hamlet is considering…

to Scout about the definition of a swear word she had not known the meaning of, Atticus advises not to “‘make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles them’” (116). The diction used to describe the avoidance of Scout’s question shows that the avoidance is an endeavor that will bear fruit for none. Atticus’ use of the word “production” makes one see that the lies adults tell children are often more elaborate than need…

Mair’s uses a casual diction in order to downplay and look for positives within her diagnosis of MS. She doesn’t let her disease control her life and continues to live her life as fully as possible. Showing her appreciation for what she has in her life instead of all of the bad things that come with the diagnosis of MS. Also referring to herself as a cripple and stating “as a cripple, I swagger,” is another example of how she has accepted herself and the adjustments in her life. Mair’s casually…