ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Diction is the careful selection of words to communicate a message or establish a particular voice or writing style.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diction is word choice. When writing, use vocabulary suited for the type of assignment. Words that have almost the same denotation (dictionary meaning) can have very different connotations (implied meanings).

Detailed explanation-3: -Specific words help your readers understand precisely what you mean in your writing. Here’s an example of general and specific words in a sentence: General: She said, “I don’t want you to go.” Specific: She murmured, “I don’t want you to go.”

Detailed explanation-4: -A word choice is an important part of any communication. It is a manner in which something is expressed in words. The choice of words is the style of expression. A person, in general, chooses words to which he feels comfortable, confident, and simple enough for a general audience to understand.

Detailed explanation-5: -Diction (Latin: dictionem (nom. dictio), “a saying, expression, word"), in its original meaning, is a writer’s or speaker’s distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story.