Unit 3: Tone review and Vocab

Define: Asymmetrical​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• to appear unequal or lopsided

• to ignore situations

• to be unfancy

• to be suspicious

Answer explanation

Asymmetry is also seen as literally "lacking symmetry". Things do not look the same or mirror all sides. Just like this table here.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Define: Meticulous

• To be measured in meters

• someone that is unrealistic

• someone that does not believe in limits

• to be extremely careful and precise

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Satire is a critiques a ______ issue, with humor, exaggeration, paradox, _____ and sarcasm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Define : Tone (literary)

• How the reader feels

• How the author feels

• How you speak in a play

• The first scene in a play

Answer explanation

Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which of the following is NOT is not one of the essential elements of satire?

• Making fun of an idea, person, or institution
• Use of irony
• Making a broader point about society, culture, politics, etc.
• All of the above are essential elements

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the tone in this passage?

Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right. 

• Hesitant

• Encouraging

• Amused

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the tone in this passage?

Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh. 

• unsure 

• joyous

• longing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Tone is developed through

• Diction (word choice)

• Syntax (grammar and punctuation)

• Imagery (strong sensory details)

• Setting (Environment where the character is set)

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B