Look back at "in praise of slacking" or one of the
speeches we analyzed in this unit. pay attention
to the diction and syntax. how do the diction and
syntax affect the tone of the piece? the mood?
the voice? give examples from the
speech for each
why is it important to pay attention to how we
say what we say? what affect might that have on
those who are reading or listening to our words?

Fine fellow, that lebrun," said arobin when robert had gone. "i never heard you speak of him.""i knew him last summer at grand isle," she replied.  what becomes apparent during this conversation? robert and arobin are both aware they are rivals for edna’s affections.arobin is unaware of robert’s role in edna’s life, but robert is aware of arobin’s role.robert is completely unaware of arobin’s romantic intentions and love for edna.robert has much more confidence in himself than arobin does.