1. We will add the following words to your Vocabulary Notebook, today:
Details
Diction
Denotation
Connotation
Tone
Mood
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Suspense

2. Details
The writer/artist determines the facts that are given to the reader/audience.
These facts support the writer’s TONE!
They answer the questions: who? What? When? Why? How? To what extreme?

3. Diction The words the writer uses in his writing.
Formal – How are you?
Informal – How you doin’?
Some easy examples are:
Don’t say ‘goin’ – say ‘going’, Don’t say ‘wanna’ – say ‘want to’

4. The intended dictionary meaning of a word.
Denotation
The intended dictionary meaning of a word.

5. Connotation
The connotation of a word is the set of ideas associated with – not its dictionary meaning!
“He’s hot!”

6. Diction – Word Choice His outfit is classy. __________________
1. Denotation- the literal or dictionary meaning
2. Connotation-the feeling or emotional content of a word; can be positive, negative, or neutral
EX:A word's connotations are the feelings and judgments associated with it. Identify the connotation of the following italicized words.
His outfit is classy. __________________
His outfit is in style. __________________
His outfit is flashy. __________________

8. Tone = Author =
Tone is the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward their literary work.
Tone is communicated through words and details that evoke an emotional response from the reader.
For example, word choice or phrasing may seem to convey respect, anger, lightheartedness, or sarcasm.

10. MOOD- Feeling that a literary work gives to its readers
MOOD- Feeling that a literary work gives to its readers. To identify the mood in a work of literature, notice the following elements.
1. Description of setting
EX: The forest at the edge of town was even more ominous at night. There wasn't a house or store within two miles. So far, no one in Jake's class had been brave enough to explore it.
2. Imagery
EX: He walked hesitantly, leaves crunching under his feet. Bare trees hovered over him, casting arm-like shadows across his path. His heart hammered in his chest as he inched forward.
3. Descriptions of Characters' Speech or Feelings
EX: Jake couldn't believe he accepted the dare. "What was I thinking?" he muttered to himself, stopping suddenly when he heard approaching footsteps. Fear paralyzed him.

11. MOOD = READER’s Feeling
Mood, or atmosphere, is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
Writer’s use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot.
Often, a writer creates a mood at the beginning of a work and then sustains the mood throughout.
Sometimes, however, the mood of the work changes dramatically.
**Edgar Alan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” emits a mood of terror based on the insanity of the murderous protagonist

12. Flashback
A flashback is a literary device in which an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the sequence of events.
Often flashbacks are presented as a memory of the narrator or of another character.

13. Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. Writers use foreshadowing to build their readers’ expectations and to create suspense. This is used to help readers prepare for what is to come.

15. Suspense
Suspense is the growing interest and excitement readers experience while awaiting a climax or resolution in a work of literature. It is a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events. Writers create suspense by raising questions in the minds of their readers.

16. "Tools" authors use to add suspense
mysterious circumstances- locked doors and hidden rooms
mysterious characters- monstrous creatures and peculiar-acting strangers
dark settings- thunderstorms, candle-lit rooms
difficult decisions- should I keep it a secret?
unresolved issues- whether a character will survive an illness or live through a predicament such as hanging on the edge of a cliff