repetition- consists of repeating a word, phrase, or sentence, and is common in both poetry and prose. It is a rhetorical technique to add emphasis, unity, and/or power.
tone- Tone, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. Every written piece (including songs and poetry) comprises a central theme or subject matter. The manner in which a writer approaches this theme and subject is the tone. The tone can be formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, and cheerful or it may be any other existing attitudes.
diction-can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
Denotation & Connotation: To do with words and the meaning of words. The are important words to understand diction.
Denotation : looking at the literal, dictionary meaning of the words
Connotation: looks at the other words that we connect with the literal meaning. All the things that we connect to the word.
ie. Summer
detonation: the period of the year that is the hottest, closest to the sun
connotation: no school, swimming, beach, camping, sleeping, vacation
Think about the hurricane in New Orleans with a critical eye. Think about how we view the people in the picture by the circled words. How do the circled words affect your view of the people? How is the news paper using these words?
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