Diction examples


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What are three examples of diction in The Odyssey by Homer?

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List at least three examples of diction in the text that add to the overall tone. Explain how eac hword contributes to the emotional power of the piece.

“A thick mist hung all round our ships”-Hung adds an emotional feeling of grief and sorrow.

"The cruel wretch vouchsafed me not one word of answer, but with a sudden clutch he gripped up two of my men at once and dashed them down upon the ground as though they had been puppies”-Cruel adds a tone to the emotional power of the Piece by creating a feeling of Doomed or being scared.

“Their brains were shed upon the ground, and the earth was wet with their blood”.-Wet with their blood creates the emotion of feeling death, it created an image in your mind and makes you feel pity.

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