POETRY: Tone, Theme, and Diction Review

What is the definition of tone?

• how the poem makes the reader feel

• the deeper meaning of the story

• the author's attitude toward a subject

• the rhyming sounds in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does diction mean?

• word choice

• definitions

• synonyms

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of theme?

• the author's feeling or attitude

• the word choice the author uses

• the feeling the reader gets after reading the story

• the deeper meaning or lesson

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A row of text is a poem is a ....

• Line

• Theme

• Paragraph

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is connotation?

• Dictionary definition of a word

• A synonym of a word

• An antonym of a word.

• The positive and negative connections to a word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is denotation?

• Dictionary definition of a word

• A synonym of a word

• An antonym of a word.

• The positive and negative connections to a word.

Which word has a negative connotation?

• sly

• intelligent

• smart

• clever

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A thesaurus contains...

• antonyms ONLY

• synonyms and antonyms

• definitions

• maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which is an example of a thematic statement?

• honesty

• the deeper meaning or lesson

• Respect others who are different.

• A tone of acceptance

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A dictionary contains...

• antonyms ONLY

• synonyms and antonyms

• definitions

• maps

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5