Read the haiku. In silent mid-night our old scarecrow topples down . . . weird hollow echo The effect of the diction in this haiku is to create a

Words such as “silent,” “mid-night,” “topples down,” and “weird hollow echo” create an eerie, unsettling image. That diction makes the poem feel ominous, so it creates a foreboding tone. It does not suggest a positive feeling or a monotonous rhythm.

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