Tone, Mood, Technique and Purpose of Author: The Tiger's Whisker

Which of the following statements refers to the author’s tone?

• It refers to the atmosphere (the vibe) of a scene or story. It’s what the reader reads or feels or notices.

• It refers to the attitude of the narrator or viewpoint character toward story events and other characters

• It refers to the author’s reason for writing

• It refers to the author’s strategy used in writing to relay information to the audience and usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. 

Which of the following statements  refers to the author’s mood?

• It refers to the atmosphere (the vibe) of a scene or story. It’s what the reader reads or feels or notices.

• It refers to the attitude of the narrator or viewpoint character toward story events and other characters

• It refers to the author’s reason for writing

• It refers to the author’s strategy used in writing to relay information to the audience and usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. 

Which of the following statements pertains to the author's technique?

• It refers to the atmosphere (the vibe) of a scene or story. It’s what the reader reads or feels or notices.

• It refers to the attitude of the narrator or viewpoint character toward story events and other characters

• It refers to the author’s reason for writing

• It refers to the author’s strategy used in writing to relay information to the audience and usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. 

Which of the following statements refers to the author's purpose?

• It refers to the atmosphere (the vibe) of a scene or story. It’s what the reader reads or feels or notices.

• It refers to the attitude of the narrator or viewpoint character toward story events and other characters

• It refers to the author’s reason for writing

• It refers to the author’s strategy used in writing to relay information to the audience and usually in order to make it more complete, complicated, or interesting. 

In this technique, the writer narrates a story such as short stories, novels, novellas, biographies and poetry.

• Expository

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

What do you think is the author’s purpose in the story The Tiger's Whiskers (A Tale by Yao-wen Li)?

What is the mood of the story The Tiger's Whiskers (A Tale by Yao-wen Li)?

What did you feel as you read the story? Why did you feel this?

In the story The Tiger's Whiskers (A Tale by Yao-wen Li), why did the hermit burn the tiger’s whisker as Yun Ok gave it to him?

Why did the hermit asked Yun Ok to get a tiger’s whisker from a live tiger? What do you think is the solution to Yun Ok’s problem?