Authors Voice

Which type of writing is most likely to be written from the first person point of view?

• recipe

• memoir

• newspaper interview

• mystery novel

Another name for an author’s point of view is

• mode of narration.

• personal experience.

• biases and opinions.

• primary conflict.

The attitude the author takes/treats a subject. This is dependent on the author's choice of words.

• opinion

• judgement

• bias

• tone

3rd person limited POV is when:

• a writer speaks directly to the reader by using "you/your"

• readers know all thoughts and feelings about character

• when a story is told through the author's voice, through one characters mind

• when a character directly narrates a story

There are three ways authors reveal POV, which of the following is NOT:

• Choice of words

• details

• bias

• Statistics

What is tone?

• How the reader feels about a given topic, audience, or character

• The way a source sounds when read aloud

• The way a reader's voice sounds

• How the author feels about a given topic, audience, or character

How does a reader determine author's tone?

• Identify the author and topic

• Read an interview of the source's author

• Analyze author's word choice

• Infer tone using author's word choice

What is a synonym for tone?

• music

• voice

• frustrating

• feelings

Which of the following best describes an author's voice?

• A) The unique style and personality expressed in their writing

• B) The grammatical correctness of their sentences

• C) The number of characters in their stories

• D) The length of their novels

What is the primary factor that influences an author's voice?

• A) The author's choice of words and sentence structure

• B) The number of pages in the book

• C) The genre of the book

• D) The author's age