ACT Prep Vocabulary - Set One: Mood & Tone

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Tone in literature

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attitude shown by word choice and style

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Mood vs. Tone

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is emotional atmosphere; tone is author’s perspective

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Diction

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word choice and expression style

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Connotation

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meaning beyond literal definition

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Denotation

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or primary meaning of a word

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Inferring meaning from context

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clues in text to draw conclusions

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Implying in writing

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ideas without direct statements

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Using context to clarify meaning

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surrounding information to understand words

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Nuance in word meaning

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differences add complexity to text

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Implicit meaning in literature

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what’s suggested, not directly stated