DICTION PARAGRAPH
1. Body Thesis = Topic Sentence (states the word of the element –
DICTION)
Then create. . . .
2. An example sentence, embedding three short quotations
(diction, diction, diction)
3. Commentary sentence
4. Commentary sentence
5. Another example sentence, with three short quotations
embedded in it
(diction, diction, diction)
6. Commentary sentence
7. Commentary sentence
8. Conclusion/commentary sentence
DICTION PARAGRAPH
Body Thesis = Topic Sentence
1. State the element being analyzed (diction) in the body
thesis.
Ex. The author’s diction heightens the power and force
behind the snake as it responds to the man, first placidly,
hen aggressively.
2. Choose three diction examples you highlighted from
the passage and integrate them into an example sentence, followed by
two commentary sentences
Ex. “Arrested,” the snake becomes a “live wire” after he
shakes his “little tocsin” at the man.
3. Create two poignant commentary sentences.
Ex. Unmoving at first, the snake plays a waiting game
as adversary meets adversary across an imaginary
line drawn in the desert.
DICTION PARAGRAPH
Then a feeling of electricity jolts the reader, heart beating
faster from the noise of the warning that, like battle stations
aboard a ship, calls all to readiness.
5. Create one more example sentence, followed by two more
poignant commentary sentences.
6. Give your paragraph a sense of conclusion. Often, you will do
this by writing commentary that sounds finished. If not, add a short concluding
sentence to end your analysis. Your concluding sentence can also lead into
your next element of analysis.
Then, you are on to the your next paragraph, analyzing the next element.