BHHS AP Diction
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| An author's choice of words, including their arrangement, and the force, accuracy, and distinction with which they are used | ||
| Language that obeys all standard conventions for speech; avoids vague, irregular phrasing. | ||
| Conversational language that may use more relaxed standards for precise word choice, grammar, or sentence structure | ||
| Word choice that specifically (and intentionally) violates rules of grammar, taste, refinement, and ordinarily accepted definitions or spellings of words | ||
| Language deficient in taste and refinement; coarse or base | ||
| vernacular language sometimes humorous, exaggerated, or shortened for effect | ||
| Regional language differing in usage, connotation, pronunciation | ||
| Language specific to a field or profession | ||
| Figurative language used so often it has lost its freshness and clarity | ||
| accurate language without embellishment | ||
| comparative language used for a pictorial effect, including simile, metaphor, personification, anthropomorphism, apostrophe | ||
| language with exact meaning devoid of emotion or unspoken insinuations | ||
| language with suggested, emotional meaning | ||
| Language that discusses the specific and tangible (things) | ||
| language that is conceptual or philosophical (discussing ideas) | ||
| language that is impersonal, unemotional, and unbiased | ||
| language that is personal, emotional and biased | ||
| Language that states or describes action | ||
| Language that simply states being or existence | ||
| language deliberately misrepresenting as more | ||
| language deliberately misrepresenting as less | ||
| Language of the common layman | ||
| Language inflated to display importance | ||
| pleasant sounding language | ||
| harsh, confrontational, or brutal sounding language |