Vocabulary
What is Tone?
Tone is the author's attitude toward his or her audience and characters.
What are details?
Details are specific items of information that supports an idea or overall impression.
Is tone related to the author or the reader?
Tone is related to the author.
What kind of tone word is energetic?
Positive
What was the tone at the beginning of "My English"?
Negative/Pessimistic
What does DIDLS stand for?
DIDLS stands for diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax.
What is imagery?
Imagery is a term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses.
What is tone shift?
Tone shift is when the author's tone/attitude changes
What kind of tone word is childish?
Negative
What is the tone at the end of "My English"?
Positive/Optimistic
What is a connotation?
A connotation is a meaning suggested by the associations of the word.
What is diction?
Diction is the choice of words used by a writer or author.
What is split tone?
Split tone is when the author has one attitude toward the reader and another attitude toward the subject
What kind of tone word is regretful?
Fear/Sorrow/Worry
What is the tone of the following passage?
"Just look at the Titanic. The captain said, 'Even God can't sink this ship'. Then, on its first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, boom, it hit an iceberg and sank..."
Sarcastic, it gives a humorous attitude towards a tragedy.
What is author's voice?
Author's voice is what the author contributes to his/her writing that makes it unique.
What is syntax?
Syntax is the way words or phrases are put together.
What is thought to be the easiest tone to recognized?
Humorous is considered to be the easiest tone to recognize.
What kind of tone word is giddy?
Humorous/Ironic/Sarcasm
What is the tone in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Suspense
What are colloquialisms?
Colloquialisms are informal words, phrases, and slang in writing.
What do diction, syntax, details, tone, and imagery help you find?
The author's voice
Good writing use only one tone in their writing.
True or False
False; good writers rarely use only one tone in their writing.
What kind of tone word is snooty?
Negative
What is the tone in "Blue Nines and Red Words"?
Informative/Matter of fact