Point of View

We're learning how to determine an ​ (a)   point of view or ​ (b)   in a text and analyze how the style and content of the text contribute to its ​ (c)   , persuasiveness, or beauty.

• author's
• purpose
• power
• learn

When we ​ (a)   a text, we can look at ​ (b)   the author uses different writing ​ (c)   to make their point. These techniques are called ​ (d)   .

• read
• how
• techniques
• rhetoric

Rhetoric is all about using​ (a)   or images to persuade or ​ (b)   an audience.

• language
• influence
• perspective

Some ​ (a)   of rhetorical devices include alliteration, ​ (b)   , metaphor, and rhetorical questions.

• examples
• simile
• spelling

By ​ (a)   how the author uses ​ (b)   , we can understand their point of view or ​ (c)   in writing the text.

• analyzing
• rhetoric
• purpose

Style and ​ (a)   are two important ​ (b)   of a text that contribute to its power, persuasiveness, or ​ (c)   .

• content
• aspects
• beauty

Style refers to the author's ​ (a)   way of communicating ​ (b)   , including things like word choice, sentence ​ (c)   , and tone.

• unique
• ideas
• structure

Content ​ (a)   to the actual ​ (b)   or ideas presented in the text.

• refers
• information
• problems

Match the following rhetorical terms with their correct definition

• repetition of initial consonant sounds

• rhetorical questions

• giving human qualities to non-human things

• personification

• implied comparison

• simile

• questions not meant to be answered

• alliteration

• comparison using like or as

• metaphor

Match the following style elements with their correct definition

• the central message or lesson of a story

• word choice

• the perspective from which a story is told

• theme

• the attitude or feeling conveyed by the author

• point of view

• the specific words an author uses to convey meaning

• sentence structure

• the way sentences are structured in a piece of writing

• tone