Author Tone and Style

Gary Soto's STYLE could be described as____________________

• abrupt and negative

• descriptive and full of clear pictures

• flowery

• formal

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Who has the more "formal" style?

• Gary Soto

• H.G. Wells

• Robert Lipsyte

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_______________can affect the way you feel about a work of literature. ________________is often what brings you back again and again to the writing of a particular author.

• Sentence structure, tone

• Word choice, mood

• Imagery, style

• Mood and tone; style

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Which author is known for his/her "use of formal words and phrases and long complex sentences?

• Gary Soto

• Shirley Jackson

• Washington Irving

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Author's voice is mainly about the ______ of the author.

• word choice

• tone

• thoughts

• Feelings

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If an author writes with a few short sentences and then a long one and then a short one again, what style is he using?

• Sentence fluency

• Sentence variation

• Mood

• Word Choice

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

• sentence variation

• mood

• tone

• word choice

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When an author uses figurative language in their writing this is an example of what author's style technique?

• Word Choice

• Mood

• Tone

• Sentence fluency

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When an author really describes the scenery in a story, this is an example of what author's style technique?

• Sentence variation

• Sentence fluency

• Word Choice

• Tone

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CCSS.RI.8.6

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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.

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