I. Tone:is
characters
the author's attitude toward the subject, the
or
the
readers, which
revealed
is
1. What
by the author's
is
the town?
Author'stone:insincere.
of words.
accusatory (a):charging of wrongdoing
use
bitter
pain
or
(a):exhibiting
strong animosity as a
result
of
grief.
finding fault.
critical (a):
earnest (a):intense, a sincere state
of mind.
intimate (a):
very
familiar
matter-of-fact (a):accepting of conditions, not
or emotional
fanciful
optimistic (a):hopeful, cheerful
reverent (a):
treating subjectw honor &
respect
reflective (a):illustrating innermost thoughts &
a
emotions
Author's tones:wildly
eager, excited
sarcastic (a):sneering, caustic
sincere
(a):without deceit
solemn (a):deeply
or
pretense, genuine
earnest, tending toward sad
reflection.
Author's tones:worried, anxious.
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2. Tone
-
vs.
Tone
is
characters
Mood.
the author'sattitude toward the subject, the
or
the
readers, which is revealed by the
of words.
-Mood the
feeling thata piece of literature arouses in
author's
use
is
the reader. It
some literature
is
the
makes
atmosphere created
us
practice
1)
a
Bouncing into the
lit
room, she
up
the
dining table with
joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiance
their wedding
plans.
adeated, supportive
context dues. -) X
bythe author.
fuljoyful, solemn, angryetc.
identifying tone mood.
clutching her tattered blanket
a
shaking terribly, she hopelessly searched the
for
2)
She
huddled
in
the corner,
as
room
dangers thatawaited her.
-Tone:fearful, compassionate
the unknown
Mood: thrilled, scared
3)
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother
screamed uncontrollablyat the innocent teacher
Mood:
depressed, empty, frightened.
her child
an
who
gave
F.
-Tone:hostile, hateful
Mood:
shocked
angry,
4) Gently smiling, the mother tenderlytucked the
around the child's neck,
making
sure
to have a
pitiful, compassionate
up
carefully, quietly, left the
comforting ray of light shining
a
through the opened door should the child wake.
Mood:
covers
-Tone:loving, appreciative
&Mood:safe, warm-hearted, tender,
comfortable
room
laughing wind skipped through the village,teasing
until the
danced with anger & cajoling the grass into
5) The
trees
fighting itself,
blade
slapping blade,
as
the silly dog with
goofball eyes and flopping, slobberytongue bounded across
the
lawn.
~tone:joyous, playful
-Mood:relaxed, positive
3. Tone,
Mood, Theme:
Theme:is
the
message
thatreaders
are
supposed to
getfrom story. In fiction, theme not presented directly;
readers extract it from the tone a mood (through the
setting, characters' thoughts actions, etc. thatmake up
is
a
&
the
story)
*
Typical themes:
not
fiction, the themepreach.
Xictarables:teaching 3readersmustfigure
morals
Fables:
In
->
intended to teach
is
or
outthe