MODULE 3: DICTION & IMAGERY Flashcards
THIS IS A CHOICE OF WORDS AND HOW WORDS ARE CLEARLY PRONOUNCED
DICTION
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF DICTION?
ABSTRACT DICTION, COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS, CONCRETE DICTION, CONNOTATION, DENOTATION, DIALECT, JARGON, AND SLANG
THIS TYPE OF DICTION DENOTES IDEAS THAT ARE INTANGIBLE
ABSTRACT DICTION
THIS TYPE OF DICTION USES LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE TO INFORMAL
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS
THIS TYPE OF DICTION USES SPECIFIC WORDS TO DESCRIBE
CONCRETE DICTION
THIS TYPE OF DICTION IS IMPLICIT RATHER THAN EXPLICIT MEANING OF A WORD
CONNOTATION
THIS TYPE OF DICTION IS A LITERAL DEFINITION INDEPENDENT OF ANY EMOTIONAL ASSOCIATION
DENOTATION
THIS TYPE OF DIALECT IS A NONSTANDARD SUBGROUP OF A LANGUAGE WITH ITS OWN VOCABULARY
DIALECT
THIS TYPE OF DICTION IS ARE EXPRESSIONS CHARACTERISTIC OF A PARTICULAR TRADE
JARGON
THIS TYPE OF DICTION ARE A GROUP OF RECENTLY COINED WORDS
SLANG
THIS CONSISTS OF DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE AS A WAY FOR THE READER TO IMAGINE THE WORLD OF LITERATURE
IMAGERY
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF IMAGERY
AUDITORY, VISUAL, TACTILE, GUSTATORY, AND OLFACTORY
THIS TYPE OF IMAGERY DESCRIBES WHAT WE HEAR
AUDITORY
THIS TYPE OF IMAGERY DESCRIBES WHAT WE SMELL
OLFACTORY
THIS TYPE OF IMAGERY DESCRIBES WHAT WE SEE
VISUAL