Literary Devices - Diction and Style Vocab

Colloquial

ordinary or familiar type of conversation usually specific to a region or dialect

Connotation

the emotional idea/association suggested by a word, rather than the dictionary definition

Denotation

the dictionary meaning, or the literal definition of a connotation

Diction

word choice, particularly as an element of style; different types of diction are appropriate for different types of writing tasks

Didactic

having a teaching purpose

Elegy

poetry or speech which laments the loss of a person or sometimes of an era or aspect of culture

Farce

low comedy, featuring clowning and slapstick methods

Jargon

the diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity

Mood

the atmosphere of feeling created by the literay piece and accomplished through word choices

Narrative POV

the stance from which a story is told

Pastoral

a literary style that idealizes life in the country

Style

the choices in diction, tone, and syntax the writer makes

Tone

a writers attitude towards his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization

Vernacular

plain everyday speech