Author's Tone
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT AND THE VILLAGERS WERE TERRIFIED OF WHAT LAY AHEAD OF THEM
What is Suspenseful?
The teacher likes for her students to show maturity and get along She likes for her students to avoid controversy.
What does "controversy" mean?
What is being argumentative or to disagree?
Name the most precise adjective: hard, round, accurate
What is accurate?
When the author uses quotation marks and someone's exact words are stated.
What is a direct quotation?
Type of sound device expressed in this line: The train chugged along on the track.
What is onomatopoeia?
A sunny day at the beach was only the beginning of a perfect summer
What is hopeful or happy?
Lisa didn't mind paying more for her shoes because she knew they were high quality. She knew they were durable and would last a long time.
What does "durable" mean?
What is long-lasting or tough?
Name the most precise adjective: meticulous, fair, long
What is meticulous?
When the author paraphrases someone's words and quotation marks are not needed
What is an indirect quotation?
Type of sound device expressed in the line: The long lines made Sam want to wail.
What is alliteration?
She was so mad at her mother that she slammed the door and vowed to never return.
What is angry or upset or volatile?
The storm outside was almost paranormal; the lightning flashed as if ghosts were dancing in the sky. It was truly a phenomenon.
What does phenomenon mean?
What is an event that is surreal or amazing or unusual?
Name the most precise adjective: true, authentic, real
What is authentic?
Martha stated, "I really want to go outside, but it's raining."
What is a direct quotation?
Type of sound device expressed in the line: We played hop-scotch and ate chips and dip.
What is assonance?
The statistics showed that 10 percent of people with tattoos regretted them after the first three years.
What is formal or informative or serious?
When Charles asked his mom to go the party, she was adamantly against it. She was unyielding and he was annoyed at her being so inflexible.
What does inflexible mean in this case?
What is unwilling to change their mind?
Name the TWO most precise adjectives: strenuous, long, hard, difficult
What are strenuous and difficult?
Tim said that he wanted to go outside, but he couldn't because it was raining.
What is an indirect quotation?
Type of sound device expressed in the line: Toss the glass, boss.
What is consonance?
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, NOT EVEN A MOUSE.
What is quiet or calm or festive?
Even though Tommy and Jane broke up, they agreed to be amicable about it and remain friends.
What does amicable mean?
What is friendly or agreeable?
Name the words from least precise to most precise: swift, quick, fast, instantaneous
What is fast, quick, swift, instantaneous?
What is WRONG with the following quote: Sally said that "it was a beautiful day for swimming."
What is it is an indirect quote and doesn't need quotation marks?
Type of sound device in the following lines:
Baby, lay on back and relax
Kick your pretty feet up on my dash
What is slant rhyme?