Word choice, comparisons and tone

By the end you’ll be able to

• Explain how word choice, connotation and register contribute to a text’s tone and the writer’s attitude (7.A)
• Explain how comparisons (metaphor, simile, analogy, allusion) shape the audience’s understanding of a subject
• Identify a writer’s tone and any shifts in tone with precise descriptors, and explain how the tone serves the purpose