
Tone Review
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Lauren Pearson
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Tone Review
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What is tone?
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TONE
is the author’s attitude toward the subject, the characters or the readers, which is revealed by the author’s diction and word choice.
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How do you identify tone?
Think of tone as “tone of voice.”
WORD CHOICE!!
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WORD CHOICE EXAMPLE:
“I’m looking forward to writing my college application essays.”
“I’m looking forward to writing my college application essays only slightly more than I looked forward to having my wisdom teeth pulled.”
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Denotative
Dictionary definition of the word
Remembering Tip: denotative, definition, and dictionary all begin with the letter ‘D.' They all have to do with a word's meaning.
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Connotative
Connotative definition is a direct response to the word’s ‘emotion.' A connotative meaning, or connotation, refers to the emotions or human reactions and feelings that come from a word.
Negative, Positive, or Neutral
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Open Ended
Explain the difference between the following sets of words: Silly/Giddy
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Open Ended
Explain the difference between the following sets of words: Angry/upset
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Open Ended
Explain the difference between the following sets of words: Mocking/sarcastic
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Multiple Choice
What is tone?
the atmosphere of the narrative.
refers to the author’s attitude toward his/her topic/subject
Referes to the reader's feelings based on the feel of the story
All of the above
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Multiple Choice
Dictionary definition of the word
Denotative
Connotative
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Multiple Choice
Emotional meaning of the word
Denotative
Connotative
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Multiple Choice
“This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which 5
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious 10
so sweet
and so cold
What is the author’s tone towards the subject of forgiveness?
Sorrowful
Insincere
Genuine
Formal
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MOOD
•Mood is the feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader. It is the atmosphere created by the author. Some literature makes us feel joyful, solemn, angry, etc.
•Mood is often created by setting.
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Multiple Choice
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe
During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing along, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher…I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled luster by the dwelling…[with] vacant and eye-like windows.
What is the Mood?
Formal
Depressing
Happy
Inspiring
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THEME
Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. [ big world]
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Personification
is when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
EX:
-Lightning danced across the sky.
- The wind howled in the night.
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Alliteration
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
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