What is the tone of the following sentence?

"Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F."

What is the tone of the following sentence? "'Here we go again,' he moaned, as he watched the other team score yet another goal."

Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________

Which of the following has a NEGATIVE (–) connotation?

Which phrase has the most POSITIVE (+) connotation?

Which connotation is most NEGATIVE (–)?

The jester was smiling. I didn't like the ______ on the jester's face.

Which connotation is most POSITIVE (+)?

We saw ______ animals in the animal house.

The doctor said, "I recommend a low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet because you are becoming __________ ."

(Which is a more POSITIVE (+) word that would make the patient less angry?)

Diction is the literary term that means

"Ten more steps. Eight. Seven. We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession. Only four more steps. Three. There it was now, very close to us, the pit and its flames" (31)

What is the mood of this passage?

"It was a beautiful day in May. The fragrances of spring were in the air. The sun was setting" (40)

What is the mood of this passage? What word or phrase best supports your answer?