Use Of Diction In Dr Jekyll And Hyde

Jekyll or Hyde?
In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson uses diction, imagery, and details to characterize both sides of his main character

1 The author uses diction to characterize Jekylll.
“But it is more than 10 years since henry Jekyll became too fanciful. ”(Stevenson 14).
The author uses diction characterize Jekyll.
This helps the reader think of Jekyll and how he looks.

“Dr. Jekyll looked deadly sick.” ( Stevenson 33 )
The author uses imagry for example whe he says ” Deadly sick”.
This quote is describing what Jekyll looks like when he is sick.

“Jekyll for insisted said the lawyer” (Stevenson 33).
The mood is tense because Jekyll is insistin on something.
This quote is saying that Jekyll is very

demanding.

The Author uses imagry, diction, detail to create the character Mr. Hyde.
“Mr Hyde was pale and dwarfish.” (Stevenson 19).
The Author uses imagry to create a mental image of Hyde.
This quote also describes Hyde from another persons point of view.