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Diction is the most important device in crafting poetry sounds and connotation. The diction that an author uses is always intended to convey the tone and mood of a passage. The type of diction used by a character or used by the narrator can give the reader clues about that character's personality and whether or not that narrator is biased and/or reliable. For instance, Hamlet's diction when talking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about his feigned craziness is altered to accommodate the change in personality. This is only one example of Hamlet's consistently changing diction throughout the play. In moments of anger, sadness, madness, and wrath, Hamlet employs the appropriate diction to convey those emotions. Diction also controls every secondary element of literature. Without the words the sound of poetry, vivid imagery, character, etc. So all of literature can be either ruined or made paramount based on its appropriate use of diction.