Now, it’s time to analyze the author’s diction and how it helps the author achieve his purpose. In 75 to 125 words, write your analysis of diction in “Midas’s Zinc Touch” by completing these steps:

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The language of “Midas’s Zinc Touch” is straightforward and helps the author achieve his purpose to inform readers about the true origins of the myth of Midas and his golden touch. The author chooses phrases such as “not true,” “none of that probably ever happened,” “we need to be more specific,” and “nothing more than an accidental ‘touch’ of zinc.” This use of straightforward diction helps him achieve his purpose. He shows how the myth has historical origins but grew and was embellished over time.

Explanation:

PLATO/EDMENTUM

Read the excerpt below from the poem "miss rosie" by lucille clifton and answer the question that follows.

when i watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels

source: clifton, lucille. "miss rosie." good woman: poems and a memoir 1969-1980. rochester: boa editions, ltd., 1987. poets.org. web. 9 june 2011.

which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?

i. simile

ii. personification

iii. sensory imagery

the answer is i and iii