Tone
What is tone?
What is the author’s attitude toward their subject is called this?
“Diction” means an author’s choice of _____.
What is Words?
What is a metaphor?
This type of figurative language makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The type of figurative language compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
Parallelism means making parts of a sentence have the same ______.
What is structure?
If a story sounds happy and playful, what tone word could describe it?
What is cheerful?
If an author uses simple, everyday words, their diction is called _____.
What is plain or simple diction?
In the sentence, “Time is a thief,” identify what the metaphor suggests about time.
What is that time steals moments from our lives?
Identify the simile in this sentence: “She was as busy as a bee.”
What is “as busy as a bee”?
Which sentence shows parallelism?
A) She likes running, to swim, and biking.
B) She likes running, swimming, and biking.
What is B?
If a passage uses words like scary, dark, stormy, what tone does it suggest?
What is scary, fearful, or ominous?
If a writer uses words like “magnificent” or “splendid,” the diction is more _____.
What is elevated diction? (CHARGED LANGUAGE)
“The classroom was a zoo.” What quality of a zoo is being applied to the classroom?
What is that the classroom was loud and chaotic like a zoo?
Explain the meaning of this simile: “The night was as dark as coal.”
What is that the night was extremely dark, with no light visible?
Fix this sentence so it has parallelism:
He wanted to cook dinner, watching TV, and to play games.
What is “He wanted to cook dinner, watch TV, and play games.”
When an author sounds like they are making fun of something in a playful way, what tone is that?
What is humorous or playful?
What kind of diction is this? “Yo, what’s up? That test was crazy!”
What is informal or slang?
In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, he refers to America giving African Americans a “bad check.” Explain the metaphor.
What is that America failed to deliver on its promises of equality and freedom?
“The soldiers were like lions in battle.” How does this comparison shape the reader’s understanding of the soldiers?
What is that it emphasizes their courage, fierceness, and strength in fighting?
Why do writers use parallelism?
What is to make writing clearer, smoother, and more balanced?
If an author writes with words that sound very angry and upset, what tone word fits best?
What is angry or frustrated?
Why does diction matter in writing?
What is the choice of words influences the tone, mood, and clarity of the text?
Write a metaphor to describe a ballerina dancing on a stage.
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In Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise”, she writes, “But still, like dust, I’ll rise.” Explain the effect of the simile.
What is that she compares her resilience to dust rising, showing strength and persistence despite being pushed down?
Identify the parallel structure in this famous phrase: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
What is the repeated pattern of “I + verb” in each part?