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DIDLS - Diction
Adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, negative words, positive words, synonyms, contrast. Look at the words that jump out at you - Evaluate ONLY THOSE WORDS to find tone.
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Language - English
12th Grade
09/18/2012
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colloquial diction
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slang
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informal diction
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conversational
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connotative diction
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suggestive meaning
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concrete diction
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specific
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euphonious diction
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pleasant sounding
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monosyllabic diction
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one syllable
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polysyllabic diction
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more than one syllable
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old-fashioned diction
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outdated
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formal diction
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literary
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denotative diction
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exact meaning
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abstract diction
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general or conceptual
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cacophonous diction
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harsh sounding
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