Syntax and Diction

What is the difference between diction and syntax?

• Diction has to do with sentences, and syntax has to do with word choice.

• Syntax has to do with sentences, and diction has to do with word choice.

• Diction has to do with style, but syntax does not.

• Syntax has to do with style, but diction does not.

There won’t be any trouble. I’m not so hard to understand. I don’t need much, don’t ask for much. Only one thing: a little respect. Is that so complicated? Like, when you talk to me, please actually look at me. And, when I talk to you, listen. Really listen. OK? Are we clear? Good. Then there won’t be any trouble, like I said before.

• a. many short, simple sentences

• many long, complicated sentences

• many different types of sentences

• many long but simple sentences

What type of syntax is used in paragraph 15 of The Doll’s House?

What does this syntax add to the tone of this paragraph?

The way words and clauses are arranged to form sentences

• diction

• syntax

• formal diction

• sentence classification

What is word choice called

• diction

• syntax

• vocabulary

• grammar

A manner in which a writer puts sentences together:

• voice

• tone

• diction

• syntax

What is the purpose of diction

• to get the message across to the reader

• to divert the reader

• to provide opportunities for misinterpretation

• to avoid provoking emotion in the reader

What type of diction is used in paragraph 15 of The Doll’s House?

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends