Writers E

ffect

What emotion or MOOD is being create

d here?

How do
you know?

What emotion or MOOD is being create

d here?

How do
you know?

What emotion or MOOD is being create

d here?

How do
you know?

What emotion or MOOD is being create

d here?

How do
you know?

Writers Effect
The effect on the reader created by an aut
hors words.
This effect could be to stimulate our sens
e of

It could be to convey a scene, idea, or

emotion.

A writer is trying to create

An emotion to give you a feeling.
A connection to help you remember w
hen you were in a similar situation or felt
a similar way
A new experience to help you to under
stand a situation you are not familiar with

What emotion or MOOD is being create

d here?
It was a cold grey day in late Novembe
r. The weather had changed overnight,
when a backing wind brought a granite
sky and a mizzling rain with it, and alth
ough it was now only a little after two
o'clock in the afternoon the pallor of a
winter evening seemed to have closed
upon the hills, cloaking them in mist.

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

3 Things to Think About

What effect the writer has crea
ted. (type)
What impression has been mad
e on your mind/senses. (sense
s)
What caused this effect on you.
(how)

What effect the writer has created.

An experience has been described.
1st day at university

An atmosphere has been created.

An exciting win at a football stadium

An opinion/emotion has been conveye

d.
Fear during an earthquake

What impression has been made on y

our mind/senses.
You can see the scene that has been desc
ribed.
You can hear the sounds that have been
described.
You can almost smell or taste something
that was described.
You can almost physically or emotionall
y feel something described.

What caused this effect on you.

The specific meaning of a word.
Vocabulary
Denotation
Connotation

Word Choice

The connections created by a word.

Memories, common knowledge, allusions

The rhythm and pace of words and sentence struct

ures.
Alliteration, rhyme, syllables, etc.

Figurative language
Similes, metaphors, personification, etc.

Word Choice
Writers choose specifi
c words for specific re
asons.
You need to think abou
t why.

What is the difference between

House & cottage

What is the difference between

River & stream

What is the difference between

Snow & blizzard

What is the difference between

Cold & glacial

What is the difference between

Upset & hysterical

Sample questions
Read lines 33-38.

Where to look

What opinion does the writer have of the b

ig game hunters?

What effect to look for

How do the comparisons he chooses tell yo

u this?

How is the effect create

Sample questions
Where to look
Pick our three words or phrases that t
he writer uses to show that the man wa
s distressed about his car.

What effect to look for

How do they reveal his feelings?

How is effect create

Sample questions
Where to look

Pick out two phrases that express the

strength of the wind.

What effect to look for

How do they emphasize its power?

Where to look

Dos & Donts

DO quote from the passage.
DONT use more than one word or a shor
t phrase.
DONT just name the term (alliteration, si
mile).
DO say how that type of language creates
an effect.

Figurative language examples

In the large, crowded shopping mall, Susanna
felt like a mouse.
Simile
The writer is suggesting by the simile comparing S
usanna to a mouse that Susanna feels insignifica
nt or overwhelmed by the huge mall. The writer c
ould also be implying that Susanna is physically s
mall and delicate possibly that she may be hurt
or trampled by the many shoppers in the stores ju
st like a mouse may be hurt or hunted by people.

Figurative language examples

The branches scratched angrily at the wi
ndows desperately trying to come inside
to escape the pouring rain.
Personification
The writer is using personification, scratch
ed angrily, to emphasize how aggressive an
d violent the storm is by suggesting that the
tree is frightened and desperate and think
s it will be safer inside the house.

Figurative language examples

The buoy bobbed back and forth, back
and forth.
Alliteration & repetition
The alliteration of the b sound and the re
petition of the back and forth mimics th
e rolling nature of waves in the ocean and
adds rhythm to the sentence.

Possible phrases to use

I felt
____________ makes me think that the writer
____________ reminds me of
The word ____________ suggests
makes me feel that
the use of ____________ invokes a feeling of

The writer uses words like ____________ an

d ____________ to suggest/convey/imply

For example
I can tell the man is angry when the write
r uses the words bellowed, red with rag
e, and trailed off in despair. Bellowed
is a very powerful word meaning a loud cr
y, which would suggest he is very angry.
Red is a colour which I associate with dan
ger. People go red when are furious. Fin
ally when he trails off I imagine someone
so upset they cannot speak anymore.

FUR
(Vocab)

Form
Quote + type = effect
ula
Use

Why use effect?

Relations
How does effect relate to whole?
hip

F
U

Oral
hygiene

Healthy
teeth

Why do you need

healthy teeth?
Healthy
teeth make you look and
feel better, both psychologically
and
Howphysically.
do healthy teeth relate
to the whole population?
People with healthy teeth are
less prone to certain diseases
and (according to many
experts) generally live longer.

F
U

perfect
Peace

alliterati
on

emphasis

Why use emphasis?

The use of alliteration, the
repetition of the p sound,
emphasizes how idyllic the
How do
peace
is.this effect relate to
the whole?
The
author made it very clear
that a lot of destruction,
through storms and floods, has
affected the island. With the
emphasis on peace he is making