Authors POV & Perspective Pretest

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What is the MOOD the author is trying to get readers to feel in this passage?

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The mood is the feeling or atmosphere that the author creates for the reader. In this case, the mood is 'Excited'.

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What does it mean when a nonfiction text is written in a FIRSTHAND account?

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It means the narrator or author ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED the event and was part of the action.

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What is the term for the way the author or narrator is trying to GET THE READERS TO FEEL?

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The term is 'Mood', which refers to the emotional atmosphere of the text.

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In a fiction text written in third person point of view, what is the role of the narrator?

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The narrator is telling about the action but is not participating in the action happening in the passage.

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What is the term for the way the author or narrator shows THEIR OWN FEELINGS about a topic?

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The term is 'Tone', which reflects the author's attitude toward the subject.

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What is the difference between mood and tone in a text?

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Mood refers to the feeling the reader gets from the text, while tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject.

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What point of view uses 'I' or 'we' in the narration?

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The first person point of view uses 'I' or 'we'.

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What is the third person limited point of view?

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In third person limited, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

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What is the third person omniscient point of view?

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In third person omniscient, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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What does it mean for a text to be written in the first person?

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It means the narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I' or 'we'.