Authors Craft Terms

Question 1

Figurative Language

Answer 1

Techniques that use words in ways that are different from their literal meanings to achieve a more subtle, complex or powerful effect

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

Diction means word choice. Authors choose particular words purposefully to convey a certain tone, mood or register.

Question 3

Tone

Answer 3

Tone is the speaker OR author’s attitude towards what they are saying.

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

Mood is the atmosphere or feelings that a work evokes in an audience or reader.

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

Metaphors compare two different things by saying or implying that one thing is the other.

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

A simile directly compares two unlike things, most often use the connecting words “like” or “as.” HOWEVER, a simile can also use other words that indicate an explicit comparison.

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

When non-human things are described as having human or human-like attributes.

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Descriptive language that engages the five human senses (sight, smell, sound, taste and touch).

Question 9

Symbolism

Answer 9

Symbolism is when one thing (usually a physical object) represents something else (usually something more abstract, like a bigger idea or concept).

Question 10

Juxtaposition

Answer 10

Juxtaposition occurs when an author places two things side by side as a way of highlighting their differences.