Analyzing Author's Point of View

The author's attitude, opinion thoughts or feeling about the topic they're writing about.

The main lesson or moral that the author is trying to teach in a fictional story.

What the passage is mainly about, with text evidence and reasons provided by the reader.

to entertain readers with

to teach readers about

to describe a step-by-step process of

to persuade readers to believe in

Word Choice (Connotation)

Theme (Lesson or Moral)

Hero's Journey

Figurative Language (Simile, Metaphor)

Negative

Neutral

Positive

Figurative Language (simile, idiom)

Dialogue (what the characters say to each other)

Theme (message or moral of a story)

Tone (author's attitude/feeling)

Figurative Language (Onomatopoeia, Imagery)

Selection of Information (choosing to include certain pieces of information)

Hero's Journey

Theme (the message or moral)

Selection of Information (choosing to include certain pieces of information and excluding others)

Word Choice (connotation --> the emotional weight of words)

Tone (the author's attitude or feeling about a topic)

Theme (the message or moral that the author is trying to teach)

Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, idiom)

To inform an audience on a topic

To insult or degrade a person

To entertain an audience with a story or funny topic

To make fun of something that happened

To persuade an audience to believe/think a certain way

The dictionary definition of a word

The thoughts, ideas or feelings around a certain word

The lesson or moral that the word is trying to teach

The main idea of a particular word

Denotation is the literal meaning of a word.

Ex: The definition of "Lego" is a small, plastic toy brick that can be snapped together with other Lego bricks to build a variety of models

Denotation is the way a word sounds when spoken.

Ex: One's tone or attitude can change the way a particular word is pronounced.

Denotation is a synonym for connotation.

Denotation refers to the emotional association of a word.

Ex: "Menacing" has a darker emotional weight than the word "scary".