Define Tone
This is how the author feels about a subject they are writing about
What is tone?
Emotions that a reader feels while reading a piece.
What is mood?
Accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional
What is matter-of-fact?
You can watch a scary movie and feel this
What is suspense or horror?
When an author selects precise words to convey their tone.
What is diction?
Mood can establish this between a reader and the writer.
What is a connection?
Finding fault in someone or something
What is critical?
Lana Del Rey, Rod Wave, Billie Eilish produce songs that put you in what type of mood?
What is sad or lonely?
When an author uses 1st, 2nd and 3rd person to convey tone.
What is point of view?
An author will use language between characters to develop mood.
What is dialogue?
Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
What is bitter?
Man, I can believe I failed that test!!! I studied so hard and all night long! The teacher shouldn't have made it that hard!
What is self-pity?
The arrangement of words in a sentence can be used to identify tone.
What is syntax?
Establishing when and where a story takes can allow the reader to feel a particular mood
What is setting?
Intense, a sincere state of mind
What is earnest?
The Titanic, The Notebook, Purple Hearts can all produce this type of mood
What is love or optimism?
An author can use slang or proper grammar in their writing to develop tone.
What is level of formality?
Through the rise and fall of actions and events throughout a piece the reader can feel a particular mood.
What is plot?
Charging of wrongdoing
What is accusatory?
"It was much pleasanter at home," thought poor Alice, "when one wasn't always growing larger and smaller, and being ordered about by mice and rabbits. I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole—and yet—and yet—it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life!"
What is childlike or innocent?