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| Tone | author's attitude toward his subject and audience expressed through characters actions and speech. It is implied and is subject to change trhough out the work. How the author expresses his attitude. |
| Attitude | writer expresses his personal feeling toward the subject, characters, or audience. often times revealed through narration. It is the actual feeling the author has toward the subject |
| diction | author's particular word choice used to make a point in the story. Deals with both denotation and connotation. |
| figurative language | intentional departure from the normal order or meaning of words. is not meant to be interpreted literally but is used to intensify the work and satisfy the reader's imaginations |
| figures of speech | use of language that departs from the customary construction, order or significance. Examples include similie, metephor, and personification. create special meanings which emphasixe the intentin of the passage. |
| detail | includes describing or relating an object or scene with complete particulars. very specific informatin clarifies and make a more complete picture in the novel |
| imagery | author's use of sensory related workds to project an imageor picture into the readers's mind. deals with the five sences. |
| point of view | perspective or vantage point from whcih the story is told. there are several types |
| organization | order in which ideas are presented |
| structure | its planned framework including the sequences of events throughout the novel. |
| irony | defined as an element of style which indicates an intention opposite of what is actually stated. It is a recognition of reality different from its appearance. |
| senentce structure | the way the sentence is put together, may be fragments, simple, compound, or complex |
| syntax | the way in which words are combined to make a sentence. It deals with the grammar of the sentences and word order, such as inversion |
| phrasing | serves as a single part of speech in a sentence. they are sued to present rhythm and may be prepositional, adjectival, adverial, or fragments. they amy also help the author show parallelism |
| language | manner of expression used to communicate feeling, tone or attitude. may be formal or informal or show the speaker to be educated or illiterate |
| narrative techniques | manner in which the author tells the story. |
