Why is diction important? I. It develops precise images in the mind. II. It affects the narrator’s tone in a piece of writing. III. It determines the theme in a piece of literature.

Diction is a writer’s choice of words. Precise word choices can create clear images in the reader’s mind and shape the narrator’s tone, so statements I and II are correct. Diction may help develop a theme, but it does not by itself determine the theme; that makes statement III too absolute. The correct choice is “I and II only.”

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