Craft and Structure 1
an author's attitude toward a subject or audience
What is tone?
asks a question
dictionary definition
What is denotation?
writers carefully choose words to create meaning
What is word choice?
anything that stands for or represents something else
What is a symbol?
gives a command
What is imperative mood?
the ideas and feelings associated with a word
What is connotation?
presents the story from the perspective of a character in the story; uses pronouns I and me
What is first-person point of view?
the use of symbols
What is symbolism?
declares a fact or opinion
What is indicative mood?
words that acquire their meanings from the characteristics we associate with certain animals
What are animal words?
tells a story and includes the main elements of a short story--characters, setting, conflict, and plot; may include musical effects
What is narrative poetry?
third-person narrator who reveals only the thoughts and feelings of a single character; uses pronouns he, she, it/they
What is third-person limited point of view?
a verb is in this voice when its subject receives the action; made from a form of be with the past participle of an action verb
What is passive voice?
refers to something that may or may not happen; expresses uncertainty
What is conditional mood?
What is the Latin suffix -ous?
creates a single, vivid impression; musical effects created through the repetition of words and sounds
What is lyric poetry?
third-person narrator who knows everything that happens and reveals what each character thinks and feels; uses pronouns he, she, it/they
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
a verb is in this voice when the subject performs the action
What is active voice?
expresses a wish, a hope or a statement contrary to fact; expresses a request, demand, or proposal
What is subjunctive mood?
means "mind" or "spirit"
What is the Greek root -psych-?