Language analysis in fiction

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Think about your favourite song lyrics 🎵. The words the singer chooses make you feel a certain way — happy, sad, or angry.

2. 2

   What does a writer use language FOR?

3. 3

   Let's look at this sentence: 'The rain hammered against the window like a thousand tiny fists.'

4. 4

   Now you try. Read this sentence: 'The old house sighed in the wind, its wooden bones creaking.'

5. 5

   In 'The old house sighed', what effect does the word 'sighed' have?

6. 6

   Pick one word from this sentence and explain its effect: 'The cruel sun beat down on the cracked earth.'

7. 7

   Which word in 'The cruel sun beat down' creates a feeling of violence?