Diction
Definition:
Diction is the distinctive tone or tenor of an author’s writings. Diction is not just a writer's choice of words it can include the mood, attitude, dialect and style of writing. Diction is usually judged with reference to the prevailing standards of proper writing and speech and is seen as the mark of quality of the writing. It is also understood as the selection of certain words or phrases that become peculiar to a writer.
Example:
Certain writers in the modern day and age use archaic terms such as ‘thy’, ‘thee’ and ‘wherefore’ to imbue a Shakespearean mood to their work.
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15 comments postedIt's all still kind of foggy with me. Hopefully, everyone else is doing better than me at understanding this terminology. Wow, i really hate the English Language. So confusing!
So what is the difference between diction and dialect???
Dialect refers specifically to the manner of speaking of a specific group (i.e. southern speech patterns) while diction encompasses the writers patterns as a whole. Diction refers to the writer's mood, attitude, patterns, diction etc.that are characteristic of the writer.
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wouldn't it be considered diction? In diction's definition it says diction is 'the selection of certain words or phrases that become peculiar to a writer'. So, wouldn't "colour" or "metre" or "kilometre" give the book a more distinct british feel?
"Colour" vs "color" is not choosing a particular word, but rather a spelling. The 'u' does not give a "British feel" to a sentence, as many countries(Canada as an example) spell the word in that way.
On the other hand nearly every country in the world, apart from the United States, uses the metric system so using kilometers in place of miles would hardly imbue the work with a feeling of Brittishness, so much as it would imbue a sense of "not-american". This could possibly be interpreted as a diction, but I would be wary to call it that.
In order to fully understand this you should go to the Grammar Girl website. She has a nice brief history about why American's do not add the u, or spell with an -re. It has to do with an attempt to separate ourselves from the British after the American Revolution.
would "colour" or "metre" or "kilometre" be a diction?
that is the UK spelling of english words... in the US we use color meter and kilometer
no thats just how british people spell it.
I spell "colour" Like that and I am American. It just adds a different feel to it. Or That it could be used in dialogue.
The form of -ou is British words.
I would agree, although this may be a matter of opinion. If it gives a certain feel to the writing, then yes! :)
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