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Language Network Developing Style

Language Network Developing Style

Developing Style Writing style is a combination of the words and images you choose,

Developing Style Writing style is a combination of the words and images you choose, and the types of sentences you write.

Developing Style Word Choice Specific Words Denotations and Connotations Practice and Apply

Developing Style Word Choice Specific Words Denotations and Connotations Practice and Apply

Specific Words In addition to using a particular level of language, a writer may

Specific Words In addition to using a particular level of language, a writer may choose to use concrete words or abstract words, specific words or general words. The writer’s selection of words makes up his or her diction.

Specific Words GENERAL: The man saw a car. SPECIFIC: The patrol officer saw a

Specific Words GENERAL: The man saw a car. SPECIFIC: The patrol officer saw a blue sedan.

Specific Words Precise nouns and verbs also can be used to replace a string

Specific Words Precise nouns and verbs also can be used to replace a string of words and modifiers.

Specific Words The car shifted from lane to lane through traffic. The car zigzagged

Specific Words The car shifted from lane to lane through traffic. The car zigzagged through traffic.

Denotations and Connotations Words have two kinds of meanings, called denotations and connotations. The

Denotations and Connotations Words have two kinds of meanings, called denotations and connotations. The denotation of a word is its dictionary definition. The connotation of a word is the set of associations and feelings the word evokes.

Denotations and Connotations Cheap, inexpensive, and economical all mean about the same thing, but

Denotations and Connotations Cheap, inexpensive, and economical all mean about the same thing, but their connotative meanings are very different. That car is really economical. POSITIVE CONNOTATION That car is really inexpensive. NEUTRAL CONNOTATION That car is really cheap. NEGATIVE CONNOTATION

Denotations and Connotations In many dictionaries you can find explanations of connotations in the

Denotations and Connotations In many dictionaries you can find explanations of connotations in the lists of synonyms that follow words’ definitions.

Practice and Apply Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined word with a more

Practice and Apply Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined word with a more specific one. 1. Tony ate all his soup noisily.

Practice and Apply Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined word with a more

Practice and Apply Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined word with a more specific one. 2. Jane threw the ball over the fence.

Practice and Apply Explain how these two sentences differ in meaning. 3. Nora showed

Practice and Apply Explain how these two sentences differ in meaning. 3. Nora showed her first-place ribbon to the crowd. Nora flaunted her first-place ribbon to the crowd.

Practice and Apply Explain how these two sentences differ in meaning. 4. After John

Practice and Apply Explain how these two sentences differ in meaning. 4. After John tripped over the book, he smiled. After John tripped over the book, he smirked.

Developing Style Imagery and Figurative Language Imagery Figures of Speech Practice and Apply

Developing Style Imagery and Figurative Language Imagery Figures of Speech Practice and Apply

Imagery conveys sensory impressions. It helps the reader see, hear, feel, taste, and smell

Imagery conveys sensory impressions. It helps the reader see, hear, feel, taste, and smell what is being described.

Imagery This description appeals to several senses. STUDENT MODEL The crisp winter day with

Imagery This description appeals to several senses. STUDENT MODEL The crisp winter day with its dazzling light and scent of new snow was a perfect setting for the women’s halfpipe competition. The densely packed crowd huddled together for warmth and tried to avoid sliding on the slippery, steep slope. The competitors whizzed by, shredding the slopes, inches from the spectators. What an exciting day!

Figures of Speech Figures of speech, or figurative language, communicate ideas beyond the ordinary,

Figures of Speech Figures of speech, or figurative language, communicate ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words.

Figures of Speech Simile, metaphor, and personification are three examples of figures of speech.

Figures of Speech Simile, metaphor, and personification are three examples of figures of speech. You can use them to create strong, memorable images for the reader.

Figures of Speech A simile is a comparison that contains the word like or

Figures of Speech A simile is a comparison that contains the word like or as. Fresh similes compare things that a person might normally think of comparing.

Figures of Speech Similes make the scene from James Hurst’s story more vivid. LITERARY

Figures of Speech Similes make the scene from James Hurst’s story more vivid. LITERARY MODEL . . . Then, like a bursting Roman candle, the gum tree ahead of us was shattered by a bolt of lightning. . [the rain] fell straight down in parallel paths like ropes hanging from the sky. —James Hurst, “The Scarlet Ibis”

Figures of Speech In a metaphor something is treated as though it were something

Figures of Speech In a metaphor something is treated as though it were something else. The comparison is made without the use of like or as.

Figures of Speech Richard Wright uses the metaphor of a runaway train to describe

Figures of Speech Richard Wright uses the metaphor of a runaway train to describe the path his life was taking. LITERARY MODEL . . . without my knowing it, the locomotive of my heart was rushing down a dangerous slope, heading for a collision, heedless of the warning red lights that blinked all about me, the sirens and the bells and the screams that filled the air. —Richard Wright, Black Boy

Figures of Speech Personification is a figure of speech in which a writer gives

Figures of Speech Personification is a figure of speech in which a writer gives human characteristics to an animal, a thing, or an idea.

Figures of Speech Susan Doro uses personification to present a poem as a main

Figures of Speech Susan Doro uses personification to present a poem as a main character. LITERARY MODEL But tonight the poem saw that she was having a good time, joking with her “buddies. ” It was an hour and a half later when the poem looked in again. —Susan Doro, “The Cultural Worker”

Practice and Apply Use imagery to complete the sentence. 5. I’m walking in the

Practice and Apply Use imagery to complete the sentence. 5. I’m walking in the snow and getting very cold. . .

Practice and Apply Use a simile to complete the sentence. 6. The television was

Practice and Apply Use a simile to complete the sentence. 6. The television was like. . .

Practice and Apply Use a metaphor to complete the sentence. 7. Football games are.

Practice and Apply Use a metaphor to complete the sentence. 7. Football games are. . .

Practice and Apply Write a paragraph that uses personification to describe how one of

Practice and Apply Write a paragraph that uses personification to describe how one of these objects acts. 8. a computer a softball a picture a sunset a CD player