Tone, Inference, Diction, Syntax

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Syntax

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Arrangements of word in a sentence

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What is diction?

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Choice of words an author uses

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What is an inference?

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guess based on text and background knowledge

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Tone can best be described as:

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author's attitude

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Mood can best be described as:

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Feelings and emotions of a text

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How could you describe the author’s diction in this excerpt? The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion Our poorest citizens, our farmers, live ration to ration

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passionate-carrying strong feelings or beliefs

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What can the reader infer from this excerpt? On the afternoon of April 14, 1935, Irene Thompson looked up with wide eyes and saw a huge black cloud covering the sky and racing towards her. It wasn’t a thunderstorm or smoke — it was dust.

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Irene was scared at the sight of the cloud.

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You can tell that shoes before 1800:

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didn't fit very well

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Describe the author’s diction in this excerpt: It was then that he saw the dark mist and heard the sound of the wave coming. He rushed back inside, shouting, “Run for your lives. Follow me straight to the hill.”

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simple

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Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through _____________.

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words