Name: _________________________________________ Date: __________________________________ Hour: ___________________________ DIDLS Chart Read the story to determine the DIDLS (diction,

images, details, [figurative] language, and syntax) of Sweat by Nora Zeale Hurston. Include textual evidence and your determination as to why the author chose that particular strategies for the story (beginning, middle, end) of the story. Rhetorical/Literary Strategy Diction: What words does the author use? Why did the author choose those words? What is the connotation of those words? Textual Evidence How does this strategy help the author achieve his/her purpose?

Images: What images does the author use? What sense (sight, smell, touch, taste, hear, etc.) does this image relate to? Does this images the author reflect his/her writing style? **Think: Are the images vibrant or plain, easy to see or hidden from the reader, etc.?

Details: What details does the author use? What do details imply? What are the connotations of the choice of details? (NOTE: Details are facts or fact-lets. They differ from images in that they dont have a strong sensory appeal.)

(Figurative) Language: The overall use of language, such as formal, clinical, jargon. What is the overall impression of the language the author uses? Does it reflect education? A particular profession? Intelligence? Is it plain? Ornate? Simple? Clear? Figurative? Poetic? Syntax: How structure affects the reader's attitude. What are the sentences like? Are they simple with one or two clauses? Do they have multiple phrases? Are they choppy? Flowing? Sinuous like a snake? Is there antithesis, chiasmus, and parallel construction? What emotional impression do they leave? If we are talking about poetry, what is the meter? Is there a rhyme scheme?