Formal and informal language

The mood remains constant throughout the book

• True

• False

mood is the feeling the reader gets what is the mood of this text "the man thought back to the good times with his friend who is now gone he regrets not spending more time with him" what is the mood

• sad,gloomy

• happy,glad

• angry,mad

• scared

A character who is described as "skeptical" is most likely to:

• Accept information without question.

• Doubt or question the validity of information.

• Be overly enthusiastic about new ideas.

• Show indifference to new information.

The tone and mood of a text can be very different

• true

• false

“There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…”

What is the mood of this selection?

• Serene

• Depressing

• Worried

• Foolish

The feelings and ideas associated with a word

• Connotation

• Hyperbole

• Imply

• Stanza

What is the meaning of connotation?

• Emotional meaning of a word

• An emotional outburst

• Official meaning of a word

• Refers to emotional atmosphere produced by an author’s use of language

No sooner had she said it than there he was, "Mister Irresistible" himself.  Throwing big, cheesy winks at everyone in the room, walking with a swagger like a cartoon baseball player.  He slithered his way over to their side of the room.
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• Enthusiastic 
• Serious
• Mocking
• Sorrowful 

How is tone expressed?

• With the word positive, neutral, or negative

• In a word or short phrase

• the author will state it explicitly

• Tone will be expressed in the title of the source

Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue?

Father: We are going to Disney World!

Son: Yay!!!!

• Irritated

• annoyed

• excited

• uninterested