Style, Tone, and Effect

What is style in literature?

• the way clothing is worn in movies

• the way something is written—not what is said but how it's said

• the way you ask questions in a story

• the way people interact during the plot

A style is distinctive, or unique, because it is

• the result of asking questions and opinions about others

• the result of writing without ideas and continuing to write until the lines of the book are filled up

• the result of other people's opinions

• the result of the writer's own choices—for example, his or her word choice, sentence structures, and use of imagery.

What is voice in writing?

• the "personality" that comes across in any piece of writing

• how loud or soft you read the text

• the run-on sentences the author uses in the text

• how others read to each other

What is word choice in writing?

• the words in your favorite song

• the words the writer thinks about using in his or her writing

• the words a writer uses help to create his or her style

• the words the writer deletes from his or her writing

What is sentence structure?

• the structure of an entire book

• the way the sentence is written out on a page

• the choice of words used in a sentence

• the lengths and types of sentences a writer uses

What is imagery?

• language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell

• images on an assignment

• images in a movie

• images found online to use as a resource

What is a simile?

• language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell.

• a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• using human qualities to describe an animal or object

What is a metaphor?

• language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell.

• a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• using human qualities to describe an animal or object

What is personification?

• language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell.

• a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• using human qualities to describe an animal or object

What is tone in writing?

• the way a parent yells at a child when the child has done something wrong

• how loud or soft you speak

• the writer's attitude or feelings toward his or her subject

• the reader's feeling after he or she reads the passage