Tone
What is tone?
The atmosphere or emotion the author creates for the reader.
What is mood?
A feeling an author portrays to a reader.
What is time?
It is one time period or overtime. How much time passes in your novel?
What mood does the bus create?
Scary because Sasha gets lit on fire.
Ask yourself what?
What's the author's attitude about the topic, characters, or events?
Ask yourself what?
How does the reader feel about the topic, characters or events?
What is place?
Where the story happens. Details about places, smells, sounds, and appearances.
What mood does an abandoned cottage in the woods create?
Scary, sad, dark.
Positive words to describe tone:
Adoring, Affectionate, Amused, Appreciative, Cheerful, Comforting, Joking, Elated, Loving,
Positive words to describe tone:
Happy Joyful Romantic Sentimental Peaceful Mellow Hopeful Liberated Hyper
What is a positive and negative setting?
Positive- Hopeful, peaceful, warm, cheerful
Negative- Isolated, cold, frightening
What does the hexagon table at Sasha's school represent?
Friendship, laughs, good time, happy.
Negative words to describe tone:
Annoyed, Anxious, Biting, Bitter, Uneasy, Commanding, Depressed, Gloomy, Tense, Threatening, Impassive, Impartial, Admonishing, Ambiguous, Apprehensive
Negative words to describe tone:
Nervous Frightening Frustrating Mysterious Sorrowful Suspenseful Lonely Lazy Gloomy Hopeless Irritated Intimidated Melancholy
What is a symbolic change or feeling?
Change- When a setting changes a character.
Feeling- When a setting symbolizes what the character is feeling.
What is the purpose of setting?
Visualize, form expectations, mood
Visualize- where the character(s) are in the text
form expectations- what society expects during this time
mood- setting creates a mood for a reader