Mood

How writing makes

you, the reader, feel.
Tone

How the writer feels

about what they are
writing about.
Diction
The authors word choice.
Authors choose these words for their
denotation and connotation.
Denotation

The dictionary definition of a word.

Connotation

The emotion that the word implies.

Example: Paul shrieked when the mouse ran across the room.
(Shrieked implies that Paul is scared.)
Match the definition with the right
word.
1. How a reader feels a. Diction
after reading b. Mood
2. How the author c. Denotation
feels about what d. Connotation
they are writing
e. Tone
3. Word choice
4. The feeling a word
creates
5. The definition of a
word.