IDENTIFYING THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

LET US RECALL: ELEMENTS OF PROSE

Setting – refers to the time and

Characters – usually the Plot – the way the actions are
place where the story takes
representations of human beings. arranged in the story.
place..

Conflict – the struggle that the

character faces in the story Theme – the message or the
Symbols – images or objects that
a. man vs. man significant truth about life and
stand for something other than
human nature that the story
b. man vs. nature themselves
reveals.
c. man vs. self
 AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

An author’s purpose is his reason for or

intent in writing.
 TO PERSUADE

 Aims to convince the reader to agree with this point of

view and/or subsequently take a particular course of
action.
 Tries the readers to get them to believe something or
take a specific action.
 Uses various tactics and strategies used in persuasive
writing such as repetition, various types of supporting
evidence, hyperbole, attacking opposing viewpoints,
forceful phrases, emotive imagery and photographs etc.
 Speeches, essays, advertisements.
 TO INFORM

 Enlightens readers about a real-world topic.

 Provides factual information.
 Geared toward imparting information to the reader with
the purpose of educating them on a given topic.
 Textbooks, encyclopedias, recipe books, and
newspapers.
 T O E N T E RTA I N

 Keeps things as interesting as possible using whether in

the form of an action packed plot, inventive
characterizations, or sharp dialogue.
 Uses a variety of techniques to engage reader attention.
They may employ cliffhangers at the end of a chapter,
for example. They may weave humor into their story, or
even have characters tell jokes.
 Fiction, Science fiction, fantasy, mystery, etc.
 TO DESCRIBE

 Uses lots of sensory details in the text.

 Uses language that appeals to the senses.
 Relies heavily on adjectives.
 Fiction – short stories, novels and other forms of fiction
where the writer wishes to paint a picture in the reader’s
imagination.
 Nonfiction - product descriptions or descriptive essays.