what is diction (1 point)

O the dictionary definition of a word
• the thoughts and associations a word evokes
a central message or lesson in a literary work
a writer's choice and use of words
THE SKATER OF GHOST LAKE
dust of ice swirls here is his hand brilliant his eyes burn now as we planned arm across arm twine laced to his side out on the dark late lightly as they glide
Which word from these lines has a positive connotation?
(1 point)

they
dust
brilliant
dark
What is a description of the literary device onomatopoeia? (1 point)
• Two things are compared with the use of the word like or as.
• A word's pronunciation sounds like the thing it describes.
• Two things are compared without the use of the word like or as.
• A writer gives human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Which sentence contains onomatopoeia? (1 point)
• The strange play that was her life had taken her to a fascinating new city.
• The stars looked like diamonds spread across black velvet.
• Each morning, she awoke to the loud conversations of the birds.
• She ran as fast as a cheetah as soon as she heard the snake's sinister hiss.

1 answer

  1. What is diction?

    • A writer's choice and use of words.
  2. Which word from these lines has a positive connotation?

    • brilliant
  3. What is a description of the literary device onomatopoeia?

    • A word's pronunciation sounds like the thing it describes.
  4. Which sentence contains onomatopoeia?

    • She ran as fast as a cheetah as soon as she heard the snake's sinister hiss.
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