Wednesday, February 23, 2011

2.23 Diction Exercise

A)10 Words That Represent the Level of Diction:
-effortlessly
-fault
-coup de foudre
-amidst
-strenuous
-debilitating
-cynicism
-habitual
-pessimism
-involuntarily

B)Characterizing the Elements of Diction:
-level of formality: heightened, pretentiously sophisticated
-connotation: meaning, significance
-sound: verbal whisper, silent
-concreteness: actuality, solid

C) My Full Claim:
The virtually pretentious and heightened vocabulary with a significance beyond actuality displayed in "On Love" provides an outspoken lyrical diction of the obvious elevation of sophistication Alan De Botton feels upon his readers.

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