Title: Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz Flashcards | Quizlet
Headings: Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz
Skills Lesson: Figurative Language and Imagery Practice & Quiz
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Content: Which excerpt best illustrates a contemplative mood? "Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:" Define mood and theme; explain how an author's choice of language impacts them in a literary work. Mood is the emotional response that a work of literature stimulates in the reader. Theme is a central idea or message of a work of literature, the insight that a work of literature offers into life. An author creates mood and theme with various devices, including the choice of language. To create a gloomy mood, an author might include dark or foreboding images. To develop a theme that related to the power of love, an author might use love-related symbols, like roses, or figurative language that compares love to something more tangible, like a rock or a peaceful sunset. What is a key reason to include metaphors in a literary work?