EXAM Theme/Tone/Mood

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What is tone in literature?

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Tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience, conveyed through word choice and style.

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How do words like playful, whimsical, & joyful affect the tone of a story?

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Creates a fun and lighthearted tone.

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What is connotation?

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Connotation refers to the implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.

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Select the word below that has a more positive connotation: Gossipy, Chatty, Conversational.

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Conversational.

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the central idea or underlying message in a story.

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Which of the following could be a theme of a story? Your past does not define you, Returning home after a long time, A man sees a group of people he used to work for a long time ago, An old man who used to be a farmer.

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Your past does not define you.

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What is a thematic statement?

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A thematic statement is a complete sentence that expresses the theme of a story.

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Which of the following is the BEST thematic statement? Young love can be true love, High-school romances, Even though Hazel and Gus were teenagers, their love was mature and real, Love.

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Young love can be true love.

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What is mood in literature?

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Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing, created by the author's word choice and style.

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Is the mood of this passage positive or negative?

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Negative.