1. First, a blog post; title it "2.23 Diction Exercise." On your own, using the prose excerpt on the other side of the passage you observed with a partner on Monday, do the following:
(a) List the 8-10 words that strike you as most representative of the passage's diction.
(b) Characterize each of the four elements of diction, listing at least two adjectives to describe each element.
Be creative with how you describe each element. For example, if the language is concrete, you might, depending on the language, describe it as "crunchy," "bold," or even "brittle." You get to decide.
(c) Draft a full claim that uses 2-3 of the adjectives you came up with and then completing the right side using the class tone sheet.
2. At the end of the exercise, browse our class blogs and read at least 8 claims. Pick the claim that you think sounds the most original and forceful and leave a comment to this post with the name of the blog where you found it.
3. Compose either a reading log, a personal post, or a comment for a poem from the past week. Or all three.
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