Author's Perspective and Connotation

Author's perspective/point of view refers to the unique combination of...

• thoughts, feelings, and actions

• tone, diction, and voice
• tone, purpose, and syntax
• voice, style, and imagery

I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me how they can build those nests!  I like to leave scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find.  They'll use these things and weave them into a nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds can use all the help they can get. What is the author's perspective?

• Humans should help birds build their nest
• Humans should never interfere with wild animals
• Birds are interesting animals
• Birds use lots of things to build their nest

Deer are beautiful creatures. They are so graceful to watch as  they run through the forest.  It's hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals. What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting
• The author thinks there are too many deer
• The author does not favor deer hunting
• The author thinks deer harm the environment

Landfills are overflowing with the garbage created by fast food restaurants and individuals too lazy to wash their dishes.  The earth is becoming polluted.  Wouldn't it be nice if people would go back to eating at home and washing  dishes? Which statement do you think the author would agree with?

• People should not use disposable products
• People should never wash dishes
• People should only use disposable products

Pete didn't feel like doing homework. He felt like playing baseball. He grabbed his mitt off the shelf and began to fantasize about being out in the field. His fantasy was interrupted shortly by the opening of his bedroom door. It was his mom. She started to yell, "Pete, you're not failing baseball class! You're failing math class! You need to study. Put the mitt away!" Pete put the mitt away, and he started doing his math homework.

In the passage above, do Pete and his mom have different perspectives on homework?

answer choices

Yes

No

• Yes

• No

The word thin, as in "you are very thin" has a _______ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
immature--youthful

• immature
• youthful

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

A word’s denotation is its dictionary definition. But a word can also evoke certain thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings associated with a certain word are called the connotation of the word. Words with the same denotation can have different connotations. Connotations can be positive, negative or neutral.
Which of the following has a positive connotation?

• A strong reek 
• A strong aroma 

Which connotation is more positive? Our trip to the amusement park was _______

• fine

• wonderful