Authors Use DICTION to Create MOOD

Authors use DICTION to create MOOD

Diction is the author’s ______. Authors use diction to help create ______which is the ______evoked in the reader when he or she encounters the text. Words have both denotative and connotative meanings. A words denotation refers to the ______of the word, whereas connotation refers to the ______and ______associated with the word. Both denotation and connotation help to create mood.

Word / Diction Connotation (feelings and attitudes associated with the word)

Fill in the blanks below to create a meaningful paragraph explaining the mood of the passage.

______uses diction to create a mood of (author’s name) ______and ______in this passage from (emotion) (emotion) ______. In this scene (title of the work) ______

______. (brief explanation of what occurs in the scene)

______uses words like ______, ______, (author’s last name) (examples of diction from the chart)

and ______to create a mood of ______. (example of diction from the chart) (emotion)

These words affect the reader in this way because ______

______. Authors use DICTION to create MOOD

Diction is the author’s _____word choice______. Authors use diction to help create ___mood______which is the ______feelings______evoked in the reader when he or she encounters the text. Words have both denotative and connotative meanings. A words denotation refers to the ____dictionary definition______of the word, whereas connotation refers to the ____feelings______and ______attitudes______associated with the word. Both denotation and connotation help to create mood.