Well, when we use the word "diction" we actually refer to
something as simple as the choice of words that an author used and the kind of effect
that those words create. Therefore, if you are after examples of diction you can
actually choose any part of the story you want as long as you comment on why the author
chose those particular words and what he or she is trying to do to the reader with
them.
One of my favourite parts of this story is the
description of the T-Rex when he finally appears. Bradbury has carefully chosen his
words to present us with a terrifying image of the might and majesty of this animal
which so clearly overwhelms Eckels:
It came on great oiled, resilient, striding
legs. It towered thirty feet above half of the trees, a great evil god, folding its
delicate watchmaker's claws close to its oily reptilian chest. Each lower leg was a
piston, a thousand pounds of white bone, sunk in thick ropes of muscle, sheathed over in
a gleam of pebbled skin like the mail of a terrible warrior. Each thigh was a ton of
meat, ivory, and steel
mesh.
This description is of
course just the beginning, but note how the word choice deliberately presents the T-Rex
as a creature that cannot be killed. Its legs are described as "resilient," showing its
determination and strength. It's description as a "great evil god" almost suggests that
there is something supernatural about its appearance. The simile comparing the skin to
"mail" adds to the impression of impermeability. The sheer weight of the thing and its
strength causes us to question the impact that bullets can have.
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