Diction/Mood/Tone

Diction/Mood/Tone

by Cory Woodhouse

Multiple Choice

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends

​Example from STAAR

Multiple Choice

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

• pictures
• height
• words
• funny faces

​Tone & Mood

• ​How the choice of words makes the reader understand feeling...

Multiple Choice

What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
• The time and place of the story.
• The summary of events of the story.
• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

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Multiple Choice

What is the "tone" of a story?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
• The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
• The time and place of the story
• The summary of events in the story

Multiple Choice

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Humorous
• Persuasive
• Anxious
• Cheerful

Multiple Choice

Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back.
What tone did Ling use with her teacher?

• Apologetic
• Sarcastic
• Disrespectful
• uncertain

Multiple Choice

What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted.  "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!" 

• pleased
• suspicious 
• happy
• angry