Understanding Emotive Language

What is emotive language?

• Language that is always formal and neutral

• Words that have no effect on the reader

• Language that appeals to emotions to influence the audience

• Words used to provoke a strong emotional response

Which of the following sentences uses emotive language?

• The man walked into the room.

• The dog sat on the grass.

• The child wept in agony after falling off the swing.

• The helpless child sobbed in pain after tumbling from the swing.

Why do writers use emotive language?

• To confuse the reader

• To make their writing seem neutral

• To provide only factual information

• To create a strong emotional connection with the audience

Which phrase contains the strongest emotive language?

• The protestors spoke about their concerns.

• The crowd made some noise about the issue.

• The group mentioned their opinions.

• The desperate protestors cried out for justice.

Which of these words is the most emotive?

• Walked

• Spoke

• Looked

• Trembled

Which of these sentences contains the strongest emotive language?

• The storm was very strong.

• The storm had some heavy winds.

• The storm was a bit rough.

• The violent storm unleashed its fury on the helpless town.

What effect does emotive language have on the reader?

• It makes the reader feel nothing.

• It confuses the reader.

• It keeps the writing plain and factual.

• It influences the reader’s emotions and reactions.

Identify the emotive word in this sentence. The horrific storm destroyed houses and left families stranded.

• storm

• destroyed

• families

• horrific

Identify the emotive word in this sentence. The adorable puppy wagged its tail excitedly.

• puppy

• wagged

• tail

• adorable

Identify the emotive word in this sentence. The heroic firefighter saved the trapped child from the burning building.

• firefighter

• saved

• child

• heroic