Diction / Lexcial Choices

The choices of words.

Can convey the Voice of a character (e.g. Formal Diction on a butler?) or an Attitude of the author

e.g.

• Abruptive Diction,
• Colloquial diction
• Metaphorical Diction
• Formal Diction

Warning

Diction is NOT a language device on its own! do NOT write, “the author uses diction”!

Preface with; colloquial diction, formal diction, eloquent diction, etc.