Tone and Mood Prep

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Tone can best be described as

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the author's attitude toward his writing

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To remember what tone is, some good tricks are: AA-author's attitude, parent saying: "don't give me that tone", imagining the author's facial expression as he writes.

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all of these are true

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The tone and mood of a text can be very different.

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True

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What is mood?

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how the story makes you feel

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What is the tone of the following passage?
The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room. Options: Eerie, Sarcastic, Passionate, Humorous

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Humorous

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What is the TONE of this passage? "It is a mistake to think that we can leave this problem to the next generation to solve. The clock is ticking; we must act now."

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urgent

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What is the MOOD of this passage?

"Kiki the cat licked her lips and stared at Bitty the bird, who was singing a silly song in her bird cage. Kiki sprang at the cage, but slipped on some spilled milk and landed in the trash can. The children laughed from the living room."

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amused

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"Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. There's no way the game would still be on with this weather. He sighed and threw his glove on the bed." - What is the MOOD of this passage?

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disappointed

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What is the TONE of this passage?

"The meat was tough, the soup was cold, and the pie was clammy. When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I just looked up at her and rolled my eyes. Enough said."

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irritable

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"It was the most unbelievable thing he had ever seen. It surpassed imagining. How could they have done that to him?" - What is the TONE of this passage?

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shocked