The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing is the ....

• connotation

• denotation

• tone

• mood

Author's set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ____________.

• word choice

• space

• tone

• graphics

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are the different types of voice in literature?

(select all that apply)

• 3rd person

  limited

• 1st person

• External Voice

• 3rd Person Omniscent

• Inside Voice

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 slink away!" (108).

• pleased

• angry

• happy

• suspicious

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?

• romantic

• depressing

• joyful

• suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Third person limited voice is when.....

• the narrator is telling the story from their perspective. With it you will see the pronouns "I," "me," or "we."

• the narrator is not a part of the story.  They are a character looking at the story from the outside and the characters are not aware of them. The pronouns used are he, she, or they. 

• the narrator knows all.  He knows what is seen plus what the characters are feeling and thinking. 

• the narrator speaks to the audience and uses the pronouns you, your, yours, yourself

What voice is this excerpt written in?

" I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me."

~ The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

  limited

• Third Person

  omniscient

What is the tone of a text?

• The feeling the passage evokes from the reader

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

• The time and place of the story.

• The summary of events in the text.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Second person point of view is when.....

• the narrator is telling the story from their perspective. With it you will see the pronouns "I," "me," or "we."

• the narrator is not a part of the story.  They are a character looking at the story from the outside and the characters are not aware of them. The pronouns used are he, she, or they. 

• the narrator knows all.  He knows what is seen plus what the characters are feeling and thinking. 

• the narrator speaks to the audience and uses the pronouns you, your, yours, yourself

___________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• connotation

• denotation

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B