What is the diction in Cold Mountain?

This is actually a rather vague question. When we think of
the word diction, what is actually refered to is nothing more complicated than the
choice of words that the author uses in his work. Therefore, what do you precisely mean
or what do you want to find out? Looking at the novel we can see that there is a range
of diction, including dialect in the speech that some of the characters use, to
beautiful and amazing description of the natural world through which Inman walks and in
which Ada toils. Slang and idioms are apparent in the dialect of some of the characters,
and this certainly helps to recreate a picture of contemporary America during the Civil
War. However, I would suggest that you either pick a specific passage and comment upon
the diction used in that passage or try and narrow down your question in some
way.