Diction

Question 2

“What’s the matter? You sick?”
“Yes.” (where ‘sick’ implies both physical and mental ills)

Answer 2

Connotation

Question 3

1. Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations associated with a word
2. Implied meaning

Answer 3

Connotation

Question 4

The emotionally-neutral dictionary definition of a word, or its most common usage/literal meaning

Answer 4

Denotation

Question 5

house and home, call and dial, butt and booty

Answer 5

Denotation

Question 6

Word choice, particularly as an element of style.

Answer 6

Diction

Question 7

Hemingway’s simple word choice: light, dark, hot, nice, pleasant

Answer 7

Diction

Question 8

An atmosphere created by a writer’s word choice (diction) and the details selected. Syntax is also a determiner because sentence strength, length, and complexity affect pacing.

Answer 8

Mood

Question 9

describe through diction, connotation and syntax: “Venus rising from the foam could have presented no more entrancing a spectacle than Mrs. Pontellier, blazing with beauty and diamonds at the head of the board, while the other women were all of them youthful houris, possessed of incomparable charms.” (Chopin 173)

Answer 9

Mood