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Voice (Diction, Syntax, Imagery)

Authored by Randy Norman

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2nd Grade

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Voice (Diction, Syntax, Imagery)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which word has to do with our personal connections with words, and can be discussed in terms of positive, negative, or neutral?

mood
denotation
tone
connotation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which word has to do with the definitions of words? Information you find in a dictionary.

mood
denotation
tone
connotation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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"We have some important news for you, Mr. President. We have discovered a terrorist plan against the United States." The President leaned forward, his eyes fixed straight ahead.  "Tell me everything you know." 
What is the tone of the passage?

Informal
Happy
Serious
Optimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Jargon

the specialized language uses of groups of individuals
Language that isn't appropiate
Alienate uses of language
unaproved use of diction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Syntax is...

An author's word choice
the author's attitude
The personality that comes across on the page
an arrangement of words into sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Look at the following excerpt from Gloria Naylor:
"She loaded that baby down with every name in the book: Charles Somebody Harrison Somebody-Else Duvall.  We called him Chick.  That's what he looked like, toddling around: little pecan head sitting on a scrawny neck, two bright buttons for eyes, and a feathery mess of hair she couldn't keep slicked down for nothing."
Which of the following best describes her style?

formal and ornate
playful and informal
confusing and serious
loving and nostalgic 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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