Analytical reading: language, structure and convention

What this note covers

1. How diction constructs meaning and positions the reader
2. Syntax: how sentence structure shapes reader experience
3. Imagery, figurative language and their representational effects
4. Tone and its role in constructing the writer–reader relationship
5. Textual structure and the ordering of meaning
6. Genre conventions and how they shape reading
7. Representation: how language choices construct and position subjects

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes