How does diction affect theme in a story?
it determines the syntax used, which affects how the theme is structured.
it affects the mood, which affects how theme is interpreted by the reader.
it doesn’t affect theme at all because it has to do only with language choice.
it creates a struggle that advances the plot, which creates the theme.

It affects the mood, which affects how theme is interpreted by the reader.

The diction is simply the choice of words the writer used in the story. This easily distinguishes a good from a bad writing. The words used in a literature should be accurate and appropriate on the context of idea that is being used to therefore, the diction affects how the theme of the story is being received by a reader. The reader’s interpretation of the theme of the story will be influenced by the choice of words used in constructing the story.