TPCASTT
Tone Words from Class
More Tone Words from Class
Tone Vocabulary
POTPOURRI
100
This is the first part of TPCASTT
What is Title?
100
Comical
What is funny?
100
I always get a NOSTALGIC feeling when I go to my old neighborhood. NOSTALGIC means...
What is remembering the past with happy feelings?
100
The dictionary definition of a word is its _________ meaning.
What is denotative?
100
If Ms. Cooper could change one thing about her personality, it would be ________.
What is her motivation to run?
200
Paraphrasing means to___________
What is put things into your own words?
200
Flippant
What is not caring about something you should care about?
200
She is so FEARFUL of little things like bugs and mice! FEARFUL means...
What is to be afraid?
200
This is what a word really means in context.
What is connotative meaning?
200
This unit's theme is __________.
What is making choices?
300
The connotative meaning of "the ball loved Flick" is ________.
What is Flick loved basketball or anything that talks about how good he is at basketball.
300
Somber
What is sad and serious?
300
I am CONCERNED about Victoria's grades. CONCERNED means...
What is worried?
300
This is the life lesson that an author tries to show in their poem.
What is the theme?
300
The titles of the two poems we read in class are __________ and _____________.
What is "Ex-Basketball Player" and "Slam, Dunk, Hook"
400
These words imply a _________ tone: dark gloomy morose shadow
What is depressing or sad?
400
Candid
What is telling the truth even though it might embarrass or hurt the person?
400
Ali is so BOASTFUL when he gets good grades. BOASTFUL means...
What is showing too much pride and satisfaction
400
If you understand a poem, you should be able to put it into your own words. This is called _________.
What is paraphrasing?
400
One major difference in the two poems we read is _________.
What is tone (one was sad and one was happy), pace (one was slow and one was fast), people (one was about one person and one was about a team)
500
The reason we look at the title AFTER we read a poem.
What is because it helps us understand the deeper meaning of the poem and its title.
500
Jubilant
What is very happy?
500
Haneen will seldom (almost never) be BELLIGERENT when she is angry. BELLIGERENT means...
What is hostile and aggressive?
500
A_____ in a poem is when it changes the feeling, sound or diction in a poem.
What is shift?
500
Ms. Cooper's daughters' names are __________ and ________.
What is Haley and Dani?
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