Author's Use of Language

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?
"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

Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Diction refers to...

• An author's style

• An author's choice of words and syntax

• An author's tone

• An author's perspective

Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne: 
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?

• formal and ornate

• playful and informal

• confusing and serious

• loving and nostalgic 

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 

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

If the author uses positive language about a topic, they are _________ about the topic.

• For

• Against

• Neutral

Which of the following best describes the author's use of language in the sentence: 'The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink'?

• A) Imagery

• B) Hyperbole

• C) Metaphor

• D) Alliteration