Imagery, Diction, and mood Creating an effect for the audience
Create this chart in your Reader/writer notebook:
IMAGERY Vivid description Uses five senses - details of touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound
DICTION Specific word choice DENOTATION – the word’s actual definition CONNOTATION – the feeling the word has (can be positive, negative, or neutral) NUANCE – the subtle difference in word meaning Example: happy and overjoyed
MOOD The FEELING the READER gets from a certain passage or piece.
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How do authors use imagery and diction to create a mood?
Applying it to literature You are going to read a poem entitled “Ithaka”. Pay close attention to the images and words the author uses to convey his idea.