Tone & Author's Craft
Author’s attitude toward the subject or audience
What is tone?
Words used beyond literal meaning
What is figurative language?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Shows action or state of being
What is a verb?
Point of view using “I” or “me”
What is first person?
The author’s word choice
What is diction?
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
A noun you can experience with the senses
What is a concrete noun?
A precise, vivid action verb
What is a strong verb?
Point of view using “he,” “she,” or “they”
What is third person?
Sentence structure that affects mood
What is syntax?
A direct comparison without like or as
What is a metaphor?
A noun that names a feeling or idea
What is an abstract noun.
Verb that works with a main verb
What is a helping verb?
Jumping back to the past in a story
What is a flashback?
An author uses short, sharp sentences and harsh words to create a tense, angry feeling. This shows tone developed through these two elements of author’s craft.
What are diction and syntax?
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is personification?
A specific, capitalized name
What is a proper noun?
Verb that connects a subject to a description
What is a state of being (linking) verb?
Jumping ahead to the future
What is a flash-forward?
Name two ways tone is revealed
What are diction and syntax? (figurative language also acceptable)
It helps create mental pictures in the reader's mind and provides layers of interpretation.
What is the purpose of figurative language?
Name two examples of abstract nouns
What are joy, fear, love, honesty, courage, freedom, truth? (any two)
Examples of forms of “to be”
What are is, are, was, were?
How writers slow down a moment
What are writing with details, thoughts, and sensory language?