Craft and Structure

Denotation is the dictionary definition.

Connotation is the feelings the word evokes.

Figurative language is used to:

• compare two unlike things

• describe ideas in interesting ways

• show emotion

• influence the reader

• for visualization

Tone is all about how the AUTHOR feels about the subject.

Mood is all about the READER.

The AUTHOR uses DICTION, or word choice, specifically for the subject and audience.

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Chronological Order

An author's purpose is the reason for or intent in writing. Author's purpose may be to amuse, persuade, inform, or decribe something to the readers.

Point of View is the perspective from which the story is told.

• 1st Person (I and We)

• 2nd Person (You)

• 3rd Person (She, He, They, It)

Identify what kind of question is being asked in the following examples of questions

from Craft and Structure.