Mood/Tone
Mood is...
The feeling the text gives the reader.
What are the three purposes for writing?
To persuade, to inform, and to entertain
When texting your friends you use what type of language? Formal or informal?
Informal
"For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So" are all examples of
Fanboys (Coordinating Conjunctions)
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
Tone is...
The Author's attitude
What is the author's purpose? An instruction manual on how to operate a new piece of equipment.
To Inform
When writing a school-wide presidential speech you use what time of language? Formal or informal?
Formal
"She enjoyed running and dancing in middle school" is what type of sentence?
Simple
"His fear was a 50lb weight on his chest" is an example of what literary device.
Metaphor
Which one has NOTHING to do with the reader? Tone or Mood?
Tone
What is the author's purpose? A novel about a young girl trying to figure out who murdered her parents.
Entertain
When writing and speaking you must consider your _________.
Audience
"I used to be afraid of the dark, but I have learned to conquer my fear of darkness" is what type of sentence?
Compound
Descriptive words that appeal to one or more our your five senses.
Imagery
What is the tone of this sentence: "I don't have a good feeling about this. Maybe this is a bad idea," Layla said as they snuck the key to test from their teacher's desk.
fearful, worried, scared
What is the author's purpose? A political speech from a Presidential candidate.
Persuade
"Excuse me, may I please borrow one of your pencils for the assessment?" is written in what type of language? Formal or informal?
Formal
Complex Sentence
What TWO literary devices are used in the following sentence?
The delicate daisy danced during December.
Alliteration and Personification
Optimistic
What is the author's purpose? A medical journal describing the effects of steroids to the human body.
To inform
"That school pizza was bussin' today, no cap" is written in what type of language? Formal or informal?
Informal
What type of clause contains a subordinating conjunction?
"He is the rudest man in existence" is an example of what literary element.
Hyperbole