Author Tone and Style

The definition of author's style is...

• a distinctive way the author uses language.
• a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.
• giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.
• a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.

In the line below, what kind of technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"So far, so good. On duty at 10 o'clock...a few words about the ice problem with Lookout Reginald Lee, who shared the same watch...a few more words about the cold...but mostly just silence, as the two stared into the darkness."

• sentence length and punctuation
• imagery and tone
• point of view and voice
• word choice

In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called 'Whiskers 'round the Light'--tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights."

• imagery
• tone
• point of view
• sentence length

In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and  crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice."

• Descriptive language
• Figurative language
• Sentence structure
• Dialogue

In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"Appleton felt hardly any shock at all, but she noticed an unpleasant ripping sound...like someone tearing a long, long strip of calico."

• imagery
• personification
• sentence length
• tone

In the line below, what technique is the author using in order to create his/her style?
"As he looked through the glass, he saw a wall of ice glide by."

• imagery
• hyperbole
• tone
• puntuation

In the line below, what technique is the author using in order to create his/her style?
"The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key."

• Punctuation
• Figurative language
• Descriptive language
• Point of view