Diction for Word Choice Flashcards

1

Diction also depends on ___?___.

2

Diction depends on topic, ___?___ and occasion.

3

Diction can impart freshness and ___?___ to writing.

4

Effective voice is shaped by the words that are clear, concrete, and ___?___.

5

Diction refers to the author's ___?___ of words.

6

The writer's purpose-- whether to convince, entertain, amuse, inform, or plead-- chooses the ?

7

The ___?___ is the word's literal meaning.

8

___?___ is the meaning suggested by the word.

Diction for Word Choice