Authors use DICTION to create MOOD
Diction is the authors ______. 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.
Read the passage on pages 4-6 beginning with “I was sweating…” and ending with “…shut him up!” on page 6. Record significant pieces of diction that help create an overall mood in the text.
Word / Diction / Connotation (feelings and attitudes associated with the word)sweating / fear, nervous, anxious
slowly, silently, smiling / stalking, sneaky, sinister, dangerous, dread
cussed me out / demeaning, hurtful, disrespect
suffocate / fear, death, desperation
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 ______. These words
(example of diction from the chart)(emotion)
affect the reader in this way because ______
______.
Read the passage on pages 49-51 beginning with “I ran home, trembling…” and ending with “…we’re running away” on page 51. Record significant pieces of diction that help create an overall mood in the text.
Word / Diction / Connotation (feelings and attitudes associated with the word)fear
stammered
hot tears
dread
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 ______. These words
(example of diction from the chart)(emotion)
affect the reader in this way because ______
______.