CREATIVE WRITING- DICTION

​1. FORMAL DICTION

​2. INFORMAL DICTION

​3. COLLOQUIAL DICTION

​4. SLANG DICTION

​5. POETIC DICTION

​1. Formal diction. Formal diction uses grammatical rules and uses proper syntax or the formation of sentences. It is considered as a professional choice of words which can be found in legal documents like business correspondences and academic articles.

​ Informal diction is more conversational and often used in narrative literature. This casual vernacular is representative of how people communicate in real life, which gives an author freedom to depict more realistic characters. Most of the short stories and novels use informal diction to make it easier to understand by anyone especially if the target audience is anyone.

​These are expressions which are connected to informal. It is generally representing a particular region or place or era or period. Contractions in American English such as “ain’t” instead of isn’t is an example of colloquial expressions, the use of colloquialisms make the writing more realistic

​Slang is very informal language or specific words used by a particular group of people. You'll usually hear slang spoken more often than you'll see it put in writing, though emails and texts often contain many conversational slang words.

​Poetic diction is driven by melodious words that identify with a particular subject reflected in a sonnet, and make a musical, or agreeable, sound. It generally includes the utilization of elucidating language, in some cases set to a beat or rhyme.