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Creative Writing LESSON 3: LANGUAGE (DICTION) PREPARED BY: MARIA LOURDES V. VITALES
“
Let’s Do a Challenge!
”
Read silently then demonstrate.
He
walked towards the door.
He
tiptoed towards the door.
He
glided towards the door.
He
skipped towards the door.
He
hurried towards the door.
He
stomped towards the door.
He
limped towards the door.
He
swaggered towards the door.
What do all the sentences have in common?
A writer chooses the RIGHT words to stir readers’ imagination and to evoke emotional response.
GENERIC: He walked towards the door.
SUSPENSE: tiptoed, sneaked/snuck, skulked, stalked
GRACEFULNESS: glided, sashayed, slipped, skated, floated
HAPPINESS: skipped, hopped, bounced, pranced, gamboled, capered, trotted,
HASTE/URGENCY: hurried, scurried, scampered, walked briskly, scuttled, dashed
ANGER: stomped, tramped, clumped, trudged, plodded, strode, paced, trod, treaded, marched
SADNESS/DESPAIR: limped, hobbled, shuffled, shambled, staggered, wobbled, hitched
PRIDE: swaggered, strutted, paraded, flounced
Language Style or DICTION TOPIC of the DAY
1. Use appropriate language style/diction to evoke emotional and intellectual responses from readers; 2. Compose a vignette using proper diction; 3. Express appreciation of language style/diction used in creative writing
Objectives
Diction Defined Diction
can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.
What does IT do? Diction
or choice of words separates good writing from bad writing.
“
How?
”
Functions of Diction
In literature, writers choose words to create and convey a typical mood, tone and atmosphere to their readers. A writer’s choice of words and his selection of graphic words not only affects the reader’s attitude but also conveys the writer’s feelings toward the literary work. Moreover, poetry is known for its unique diction that separates it from prose. Usually, a poetic diction is marked by the use of figures of speech, rhyming words etc.
Writers’ skillfully choose words to develop a certain TONE and ATMOSPHERE in their works. Read the following excerpt from a short story “The School” by Donald Barthelme: “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.” TONE: gloomy
“
Importance
”
Proper
diction or proper choice of words is important to get the message across.
In
contrast, the wrong choice of words can easily divert listeners or readers which results in misinterpretation of the message intended to be conveyed.
How to Separate Good “ Writing from Bad Writing ”
Firstly,
the word has to be right and accurate. Secondly, words should be appropriate to the context (what comes before or after the age) in which they are used. Lastly, the choice of words should be such that the listener or readers understand easily.
What’s the difference? “We do not hurry, we hasten.” - Julie Andrews in Princess Diary 2
For example: A
gentleman chuckles. A happy lady titters. A playful girl giggles. A boisterous boy chortles. A bar girl cackles. A drunken man guffaws.
“
Types of Diction
”
Formal Diction Individuals vary their diction depending on different contexts and settings.
“Formal” diction is where formal words are used in formal situations e.g. press conferences, presentations etc.
Formal Diction Example: excerpts from “Ode to the Grecian Urn” “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on” In the same poem he says:
“Ah,
happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu.”
Keats used the formal ye instead of you, in the same manner he used adieu instead of goodbye. -
Informal Diction
“Informal” diction is used in informal situations like writing or talking to our friends. “Colloquial”
speech.
“Slang”
coined.
diction uses words common in everyday
is the use of words that are impolite or newly
Informal Diction COLLOQUIALISM: Excerpt from John Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising”: “Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch,”
Informal Diction SLANG:
There’s no point in takin’ Kit with you. He’s a yellow lily-livered good for nothin’ thug!
Diction Examples in Literature REPETITION
Sometimes writers repeat their chosen words or phrases to achieve an artistic effect. Read the following example from “ A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
PURPOSE of the AUTHOR: to ensure that the readers will give more consideration to characteristic of the “age” they are going to read about in the novel.
Watch!
Let’s Do These!
Let’s do this:
change the underlined word inside the sentence with the word inside the box that corresponds to the tone/MOOD described in column B. Write the letter of your answer in column A.
SENTENCE: Darwin speaks these words to his wife. CHOICES: its, confides, converses, coos, moans, mutters, whines A. ANSWERS
B. TONES/MOODS
1.
a. anger
2.
b. dissatisfaction
3.
c. formality
4.
d. guilt
5.
e. ion f. secrecy g. tenderness
6.
7.
Let’s do it again:
Change the underlined word inside the sentence with the word inside the box that corresponds to the TONE/MOOD described in column B. Write the letter of your answer in column A.
SENTENCE: Martha eats the food given to her. CHOICES: , gobbles, munches, nibbles, samples, savors A
B
1.
a. anticipation
2.
b. carelessness
3.
c. formality
4.
d. greed
5.
e. ion
Vignette throwback Vignette
is a small impressionistic scene, an illustration, a descriptive age, a short essay, a fiction, or nonfiction work focusing on one particular moment or giving impression about an idea, character, setting, mood, aspect or an object.
Example of a vignette
“Some boys taught me to play football. This was fine sport. You thought up a new strategy for every play and whispered it to the others. You went out for a , fooling everyone. Best, you got to throw yourself mightily at someone’s running legs… In winter, in the snow, there was neither baseball nor football, so the boys and I threw snowballs at ing cars. I got in trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier since.” (An American Childhood by Annie Dillard)
Example of a vignette
“Then Uncle Nacho is pulling and pulling my arm and it doesn’t matter how new the dress Mama bought is because my feet are ugly until my uncle who is a liar says, “You are the prettiest girl here, will you dance… My uncle and me bow and he walks me back in my thick shoes to my mother who is proud to be my mother. All night the boy who is a man watches me dance. He watched me dance.” (House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros)
Now, What have WE learned?
That diction is a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words used by writers/speakers That there are two major types of diction: formal & informal (including colloquial & slang) that In literature, the functions of diction are: to create and convey a typical mood, tone and atmosphere; to affect the reader’s attitude and conveys the writer’s feelings toward the literary work; to distinguish poetry from prose.
Let’s write! Draw
inspiration from your own experiences. Use proper diction in your paragraph. Words must be no more than 500 but not less than 100. Use ½ sheet of paper for the draft. Encode final draft in 1 short bond paper.
references Topics
Source: http://www.literarydevices.net Video excerpt from “Ten Things I Hate About You” (Youtube)
“
Let’s Do a Challenge!
”
Read silently then demonstrate.
He
walked towards the door.
He
tiptoed towards the door.
He
glided towards the door.
He
skipped towards the door.
He
hurried towards the door.
He
stomped towards the door.
He
limped towards the door.
He
swaggered towards the door.
What do all the sentences have in common?
A writer chooses the RIGHT words to stir readers’ imagination and to evoke emotional response.
GENERIC: He walked towards the door.
SUSPENSE: tiptoed, sneaked/snuck, skulked, stalked
GRACEFULNESS: glided, sashayed, slipped, skated, floated
HAPPINESS: skipped, hopped, bounced, pranced, gamboled, capered, trotted,
HASTE/URGENCY: hurried, scurried, scampered, walked briskly, scuttled, dashed
ANGER: stomped, tramped, clumped, trudged, plodded, strode, paced, trod, treaded, marched
SADNESS/DESPAIR: limped, hobbled, shuffled, shambled, staggered, wobbled, hitched
PRIDE: swaggered, strutted, paraded, flounced
Language Style or DICTION TOPIC of the DAY
1. Use appropriate language style/diction to evoke emotional and intellectual responses from readers; 2. Compose a vignette using proper diction; 3. Express appreciation of language style/diction used in creative writing
Objectives
Diction Defined Diction
can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.
What does IT do? Diction
or choice of words separates good writing from bad writing.
“
How?
”
Functions of Diction
In literature, writers choose words to create and convey a typical mood, tone and atmosphere to their readers. A writer’s choice of words and his selection of graphic words not only affects the reader’s attitude but also conveys the writer’s feelings toward the literary work. Moreover, poetry is known for its unique diction that separates it from prose. Usually, a poetic diction is marked by the use of figures of speech, rhyming words etc.
Writers’ skillfully choose words to develop a certain TONE and ATMOSPHERE in their works. Read the following excerpt from a short story “The School” by Donald Barthelme: “And the trees all died. They were orange trees. I don’t know why they died, they just died. Something wrong with the soil possibly or maybe the stuff we got from the nursery wasn’t the best. We complained about it. So we’ve got thirty kids there, each kid had his or her own little tree to plant and we’ve got these thirty dead trees. All these kids looking at these little brown sticks, it was depressing.” TONE: gloomy
“
Importance
”
Proper
diction or proper choice of words is important to get the message across.
In
contrast, the wrong choice of words can easily divert listeners or readers which results in misinterpretation of the message intended to be conveyed.
How to Separate Good “ Writing from Bad Writing ”
Firstly,
the word has to be right and accurate. Secondly, words should be appropriate to the context (what comes before or after the age) in which they are used. Lastly, the choice of words should be such that the listener or readers understand easily.
What’s the difference? “We do not hurry, we hasten.” - Julie Andrews in Princess Diary 2
For example: A
gentleman chuckles. A happy lady titters. A playful girl giggles. A boisterous boy chortles. A bar girl cackles. A drunken man guffaws.
“
Types of Diction
”
Formal Diction Individuals vary their diction depending on different contexts and settings.
“Formal” diction is where formal words are used in formal situations e.g. press conferences, presentations etc.
Formal Diction Example: excerpts from “Ode to the Grecian Urn” “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on” In the same poem he says:
“Ah,
happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu.”
Keats used the formal ye instead of you, in the same manner he used adieu instead of goodbye. -
Informal Diction
“Informal” diction is used in informal situations like writing or talking to our friends. “Colloquial”
speech.
“Slang”
coined.
diction uses words common in everyday
is the use of words that are impolite or newly
Informal Diction COLLOQUIALISM: Excerpt from John Donne’s poem “The Sun Rising”: “Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch,”
Informal Diction SLANG:
There’s no point in takin’ Kit with you. He’s a yellow lily-livered good for nothin’ thug!
Diction Examples in Literature REPETITION
Sometimes writers repeat their chosen words or phrases to achieve an artistic effect. Read the following example from “ A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
PURPOSE of the AUTHOR: to ensure that the readers will give more consideration to characteristic of the “age” they are going to read about in the novel.
Watch!
Let’s Do These!
Let’s do this:
change the underlined word inside the sentence with the word inside the box that corresponds to the tone/MOOD described in column B. Write the letter of your answer in column A.
SENTENCE: Darwin speaks these words to his wife. CHOICES: its, confides, converses, coos, moans, mutters, whines A. ANSWERS
B. TONES/MOODS
1.
a. anger
2.
b. dissatisfaction
3.
c. formality
4.
d. guilt
5.
e. ion f. secrecy g. tenderness
6.
7.
Let’s do it again:
Change the underlined word inside the sentence with the word inside the box that corresponds to the TONE/MOOD described in column B. Write the letter of your answer in column A.
SENTENCE: Martha eats the food given to her. CHOICES: , gobbles, munches, nibbles, samples, savors A
B
1.
a. anticipation
2.
b. carelessness
3.
c. formality
4.
d. greed
5.
e. ion
Vignette throwback Vignette
is a small impressionistic scene, an illustration, a descriptive age, a short essay, a fiction, or nonfiction work focusing on one particular moment or giving impression about an idea, character, setting, mood, aspect or an object.
Example of a vignette
“Some boys taught me to play football. This was fine sport. You thought up a new strategy for every play and whispered it to the others. You went out for a , fooling everyone. Best, you got to throw yourself mightily at someone’s running legs… In winter, in the snow, there was neither baseball nor football, so the boys and I threw snowballs at ing cars. I got in trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier since.” (An American Childhood by Annie Dillard)
Example of a vignette
“Then Uncle Nacho is pulling and pulling my arm and it doesn’t matter how new the dress Mama bought is because my feet are ugly until my uncle who is a liar says, “You are the prettiest girl here, will you dance… My uncle and me bow and he walks me back in my thick shoes to my mother who is proud to be my mother. All night the boy who is a man watches me dance. He watched me dance.” (House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros)
Now, What have WE learned?
That diction is a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words used by writers/speakers That there are two major types of diction: formal & informal (including colloquial & slang) that In literature, the functions of diction are: to create and convey a typical mood, tone and atmosphere; to affect the reader’s attitude and conveys the writer’s feelings toward the literary work; to distinguish poetry from prose.
Let’s write! Draw
inspiration from your own experiences. Use proper diction in your paragraph. Words must be no more than 500 but not less than 100. Use ½ sheet of paper for the draft. Encode final draft in 1 short bond paper.
references Topics
Source: http://www.literarydevices.net Video excerpt from “Ten Things I Hate About You” (Youtube)
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