Verb Moods
Which Mood? Tik Tok is enjoyed by many people.
indicative
time and place
setting
Shift from ___ to ___ : Go away, and can you stop bothering me?
imperative to interrogative
point of view when the narrator is in the story; uses "I", "me"
first person point of view
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
Which mood? Is Tik Tok really worth it?
interrogative
point of view where narrator knows everything about all characters
third person omniscient
Shift from ___ to ___: I hope the test is easy, and Jacob said it was.
subjunctive to indicative
how the reader feels after reading a piece of writing
mood
a comparison not using "like" or "as"
metaphor
Which mood? Stop wasting time on social media!
imperative
central message, concern or purpose in a literary work
theme
Shift from ___ to ___: If I fail, then my phone will be taken away, and I hate that!
conditional to indicative
when characters talk to each other; usually has quotation marks
dialogue
giving something not human human-like characteristics
personification
Which mood? If I were to be Tik Tok famous, I would have my own makeup line.
subjunctive
description of a character
characterization
Shift from ___ to ___: She suggests I clean my room, but do I really want to?
subjunctive to interrogative
visually descriptive language; helps readers picture what they are reading
imagery
personification
Which mood? If I work out, then I will lose weight.
conditional
perspective or vantage point of which a story is told
point of view
Shift from ___ to ___: I like to eat pizza, but stop making the kind I hate!
indicative to imperative
how the author feels about a piece of writing
tone
Which type? Her eyes are like the blue sky in the summer.
simile