Author's Tone and Word Choice

What does author's tone mean?

• The type of sound that is made

• The facts that an author provides

• The author's attitude

• The way an author persuades the reader

The author's attitude toward the subject is called

• rhetoric

• tone

• relevance

• inference

In the sentence 'The teacher scolded the students sternly for their misbehavior', what is the author's tone?

• Excited and enthusiastic

• Stern and authoritative

• Friendly and welcoming

• Confused and uncertain

In which subtopic would the author's use of formal, academic language be placed?

• Grammar and punctuation

• Language and style

• Character development

• Plot and setting

An author writes a biography with a focus on the subject's failures and triumphs, using a sympathetic tone. What can be inferred about the author's purpose?

• To provide an objective account of the subject's life

• To inspire readers through the subject's resilience

• To entertain readers with dramatic life events

• To criticize the subject's decisions

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

If an author keeps repeating a certain phrase, what style choice is he making?

• sentence variation

• mood

• tone

• word choice

The definition of author's style is...

• a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone.

• 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.

Look at the following excerpt from Gloria Naylor:
"She loaded that baby down with every name in the book: Charles Somebody Harrison Somebody-Else Duvall.  We called him Chick.  That's what he looked like, toddling around: little pecan head sitting on a scrawny neck, two bright buttons for eyes, and a feathery mess of hair she couldn't keep slicked down for nothing."
Which of the following best describes her style?

• formal and ornate

• playful and informal

• confusing and serious

• loving and nostalgic 

Diction refers to...

• An author's style

• An author's choice of words and syntax

• An author's tone

• An author's perspective

What does the term 'word choice' refer to in writing?

• The author's selection of words to convey meaning

• The author's use of punctuation

• The author's choice of sentence length

• The author's decision on paragraph structure