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What is style? (380) not only what a writer says but, most importantly, HOW the writer says it… word choice varieties of language imagery & figures of speech tone & voice sentence structure

word choice diction – word choice (382-383) diction – word choice choose precise words – descriptive adj. and vivid action verbs be aware of denotation (dictionary meaning) and connotation (emotional meaning) of words

varieties of language Match language to audience and purpose (384-385) Match language to audience and purpose formal language (academic) informal language (every day)

varieties of language: informal (384-385) idiom – common expression whose real meaning differs from literal (raining cats and dogs; let cat out of the bag) slang – used by members of a group; colorful; out of style quickly (was’ up, dawg?; you dig it; groovy, man) jargon – specialized language used in business/profession (teacher: GPS, IEP, QCC, SST, formative/summative)

imagery & figures of speech (386-389) imagery: pictures created in reader’s mind using the 5 senses figures of speech: creative way of saying something, not to be taken literally Avoid clichés – overused expressions (off the wall, green with envy, wrap it up)

figures of speech metaphor – comparing two unlike objects (386-389) metaphor – comparing two unlike objects simile – comparing two unlike objects using like, as, than personification – giving nonhuman object human characteristics

tone & voice/sentence structure (390-391) tone: writer’s attitude toward a subject (sarcasm, anger, humor, etc) portrayed by word choice, sentence structure, imagery voice: “sound” of work based on writer’s vocabulary, sentence structure, and figurative language

sentence structure Conveys your tone and voice length of sentences short, choppy = excited, angered longer, flowing = philosophical, calm types (simple, compound, complex, compound- complex) structure based on audience and purpose for writing reflect writer’s voice by his/her commonly used structure