Tone and Mood
Definitions
Figurative Language
Symbolism
Poetry
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There is no one That can be better Because you are brilliant. There is nothing That you cannot you do Because you are unbeatable. There is no place That you cannot go Because you are always welcomed. There is no person That can hold you back Because you are unstoppable What is the mood?
Mood: Motivated, encouraged
Tone: Inspiring, encouraging
100
Symbolism
An object represents a deeper idea
100
“The old house groaned with every step.” → What does this mean?
The house made creaking noises.
100
Passage:
When Ella opened her backpack, she found the bright red warning slip from her teacher crumpled at the bottom. She hadn’t told her parents yet, and the paper felt heavier than it should have.
Question:
What does the red warning slip likely symbolize for Ella?
The red warning slip symbolizes guilt, consequences, or anxiety about telling the truth.
100
What is the patterned recurrence, within a certain range of regularity, of specific language features, usually features of sound?
Rhyme
200
Identify the tone of the following poem: You brought me sunshine when I only saw rain. You brought me laughter when I only felt pain.
Love
200
Tone
The author's attitude
200
What does this simile imply? She was as cold as ice.
She was very mean
200
Passage:
Sam watched the old oak tree outside his window lose its leaves one by one. He whispered goodbye to each one, thinking about how much had changed since his best friend moved away.
Question:
What might the falling leaves symbolize in this moment for Sam?
Changes in life
200
What is a Stanza
Group of lines in a poem
300
read the passage then identify the tone. " Just look at The Titanic. The captain said, 'Even God can't sink this ship'. Then, on it's first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, boom, it hit an iceberg and sank..."
sarcastic
300
Mood
The reader's feelings
300
Name the figurative language: The clock ran forward.
personification
300
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both…”
Question:
What do the two diverging roads symbolize?
Choices in life
300
An ode's main purpose is too...
Praise/celebrate
400
“There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…” - Emily Bronte; Wuthering Heights Figure out the mood of the passage.
gloomy, depressing
400
Dramatic Irony
Knowing something the character doesn't
400
What is it and what does it mean?
He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
Metaphor, he caused a lot of chaos
400
Beneath the gray and heavy sky,
A single red leaf clung tight.
Though winds blew fierce and trees bent low,
It held its place throughout the night.
Question:
What might the red leaf symbolize in this poem?
Resilience, perseverance etc
400
Words or phrases that mean something different than what is being literally stated.
Figurative Language
500
True or False Mood and Tone are always the same.
False
500
Imagery
Descriptive language
500
This poem mainly uses ____________ to ______________
Extended metaphor to describe a hard life.
500
In the orchard, apples fall unnoticed,
Rotting slowly where they land.
Once bright and full of promise,
Now they return to the earth.
Question:
What do the fallen apples symbolize?
Lost potential, wasted potential etc
500
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following poem:
I saw a little frog,
He was cuter than can be,
He was sitting on a log
And I'm sure he croaked at me!
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