Author's Style

Tone is mainly about the feelings of the...

• Audience

• Author

• Characters

• No one

Nonfiction, fiction, drama, poetry, science fiction, realistic fiction - these are all examples of what element of author's style?

• tone

• Mood

• Word Choice

• Genre

When an author uses figurative language in their writing this is an example of what author's style technique?

• Word Choice

• Mood

• Tone

• Sentence fluency

When an author really describes the scenery in a story, this is an example of what author's style technique?

• Sentence variation

• Sentence fluency

• Word Choice

• Tone

The definition of author's style is...

• a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, imagery, point of view, tone, and mood.

• a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.

• giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.

• a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.

The definition of author's style is...

• a distinctive way the author uses language.

• a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.

• giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.

• a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.

Style

• An outside narrator is telling the story.

• When the plot of the story shifts back in time to reveal important details about characters or events.

• The unique way an author writes: the types of words, sentences, and figurative language he/she uses.

• Where the story takes place.

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

If an author writes with a few short sentences and then a long one and then a short one again, what style is he using?

• Sentence fluency

• Sentence variation

• Mood

• Word Choice

If an author keeps repeating a certain phrase, what style choice is he making?

• sentence variation

• mood

• tone

• word choice