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1 The importance of syntax…
DEAR JOHN, I WANT A MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT YOU ARE GENEROUS KIND THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE WHO ARE NIT LIKE YOU ADMIT TO BEING USELESS AND INFERIOR YOU HAVE RUINED ME FOR OTHER MEN I YEARN FOR YOU I HAVE NO FEELINGS WHATSOEVER WHEN WE’RE APART I CAN BE FOREVER HAPPY WILL YOU LET ME BE YOURS GLORIA

2 The importance of syntax…
DEAR JOHN, I WANT A MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT YOU ARE GENEROUS KIND THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE WHO ARE NIT LIKE YOU ADMIT TO BEING USELESS AND INFERIOR YOU HAVE RUINED ME FOR OTHER MEN I YEARN FOR YOU I HAVE NO FEELINGS WHATSOEVER WHEN WE’RE APART I CAN BE FOREVER HAPPY WILL YOU LET ME BE YOURS GLORIA

3 Diction Trope: “artful diction” Choice of words Figures of Speech:
Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Important words: general vs. abstract specific vs. concrete formal vs. informal slang vs. colloquial non-literal vs. literal

4 Diction “America Needs its Nerds” “Shooting an Elephant” “Shame”

5 Syntax Scheme: “artful syntax” Arrangement of words Parallelism
Juxtaposition Antithesis Sentence length Types of sentences Order of the parts of a sentence Prominent parts of speech Periodic or Cumulative sent. How does the sentences connect its words, phrases & clauses?

6 Syntax “America Needs its Nerds” “Shooting an Elephant” “Shame”

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