Style, Diction and Tone
Can events within a story dictate the tone or show why that particular tone is being used?
Yes often tone fits the plot
Definition of Narrator
Someone who reads or retells events and or stories
Is sentence structure the only thing to look for while evaluating style?
Absolutely not
What is symbolism?
What punctuation makes a reader pause name one
comma, semicolon, or a colon
Is style the same for every single author?
No it is unique to every writer
What are the 3 types of pov?
1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person
Does Everyday Use have in general simple sentence structure?
yes
What is metaphor?
Metaphor, comparison between two objects that are unrelated. With a metaphor, traits of one object are imaginatively applied to another.
How do you analyze punctuation?
pay attention to where it makes you stop
is tone the authors or the readers attitude/feelings?
It is the authors attitude
How would you tell who is narrating?
Looking to see either if a certain character is telling or recount a story or events
can word choice effect the formlessness of a sentence?
yes
Creative divices are used to draw attention to what?
Key elements in a book
Which three types of punctuation cause the reader to go on a detour?
dash, parentheses, and brackets
Who are the two people who influence the tone of a story?
The narrator and the author
How do people use pov in stories?
By using the forms to describe how a character is addressing others.
what are the three types of sentences?
simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
what is allegory?
Allegory is a symbolic fictional story that hints to a meaning that is not stated openly in the text.
why is punctuation present is a story?
to establish a rhythm while reading tellin readers where to pause
Give two examples one of a story with simple diction and another a story with complex diction?
there is not just one answer to this
What POV is this?
“Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge,” I thought; “anything at all… .”
This is 1st because it uses I and we.
Is the text is formal what sentences does it tend to have?
complex or compound-complex sentences.
What are th tree creative devices?
Symbolism, Allegory, and Metaphor
what is the definition of grammar?
rules of a language governing the sounds, words, sentences, and other elements, as well as their combination and interpretation