Word Choice in Poetry CT

What is the "tone" of a story or poem?

• the feeling the reader gets from the story

• the author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• the time and place of the story

What is the "mood" of a story or poem?

• the emotions the reader feels when the read

• the time and place of the story.

• the lesson the reader learns from the story.

Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she said "Whatever."

What tone did Ling use with her teacher?

• apologetic

• sarcastic

• disrespectful

The best word to describe the mood in this picture is...

• calm

• peaceful

• depressing

Create an angry tone for this sentence:

"You must be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ____________ Mrs. Walker.

• said

• whispered

• yelled

Tone and Mood are the same exact thing.

• agree

• disagree

What is connotation?

• Connotation is the emotional feeling behind a word.

• Connotation is the dictionary meaning of a word.

• It is when you don't know the meaning of a word.

The connotation of a word can be (choose all correct answers).

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

Choose the word with the negative connotation.

• chat

• gossip

• report