Emotive Language

Which of the following phrases contains emotive language?

• a) The leaves fell silently to the ground.
  

• b) The innocent child was mercilessly attacked by the vicious criminal.
  

• c) The car was parked by the roadside.
  

• d) The dog barked loudly in the yard.

Why do writers use emotive language?

• a) To present factual and objective information
  

• b) To create vivid, neutral imagery
  

• c) To influence readers' feelings and opinions
  

• d) To confuse readers

Which phrase is the least emotive?

• a) Heartless corporations exploit helpless workers.
  

• b) The company's profits have increased by 10%.
  

• c) The devastating storm destroyed countless homes.
  

• d) The brave firefighter risked his life to save the family.

Identify the emotive word(s) in the following sentence:
The reckless driver endangered the lives of countless pedestrians.

• a) Driver
  

• b) Endangered, reckless
  
  

• c) Countless, lives
  

• d) Pedestrians

Emotive language is used to evoke an emotional __________ in readers.

Words like "heroic," "tragic," and "brutal" are examples of __________ words.

Rewrite the following neutral sentence using emotive language:
The government made changes to the education system.

Analyze the impact of the phrase below. How does it influence the reader's perception?
The heartless decision to cut funding for children's hospitals outraged the community.

Emotive language is used only in fiction and poetry, not in news reports or persuasive writing.

• False

• True

Using emotive words can sometimes cause a writer to appear biased or manipulative.

• False

• True