Answer: DICTION
Explanation: I GOT THE ANSWER RIGHT ON THE TEST
Diction is the author's word choice. A frightening tale would contain words that created a menacing mood. A story about a narrator's childhood would utilize words that reflect innocence.
Examples:
In the first few paragraphs of Moby D, the narrator uses words with a negative connotation to describe his time on land. His words in relation to sailing and the ocean are positive.
Two types of prewriting would be spider webs or outlines
In 'Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife enters, ostensibly looking for Curley. She insults the men and launches into a speech about how she could have been a movie star if she hadn't met Curley. She clearly dislikes Curley and tells the men that she knows he was beaten in a fight- that his injured hand didn't result from a machine accident. Leenie eagerly tells her "about the rabbits "
It would mean that people were killed in a war.