Wednesday, February 23, 2011

2.23 Diction Exercise

The Catcher in the Rye:
a: lousy, crap, bores, touchy, goddam, madman, crumbly, dough
b: This segment of The Catcher In The Rye is clearly written in a low level of formality, because the language is simple, clean, and elementary. The connotation is very literal, it uses simple conversational words. He speaks nonchalantly with an air of passiveness. The words used in the first chapter are concrete, because the speaker speaks about very definite, tangible things, not just abstract ideas.
c: Holden uses elementary, simple, and nonchalant words when speaking, reflecting his casual yet collected style.

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