Tone & Mood Words & Journal #8 (or #7)Happy Word Wednesday!

OLook over your list of vocabulary words to describe tone and mood.

OHighlight/star/underline/emphasize the words that you do not know. Choose three unknown vocabulary words, define them, and write a sentence using the word in your journal. You may work in groups up to 3.

LITERARY ANALYSISWestern Literature

December 10, 2014

ObjectivesO Students will be able to demonstrate

mastery of the literary terms evaluated on the pre-assessment.

HOW?O Journal Assignment & Lecture

Literary Terms ReviewOOn your pre-assessment, record

the proper answers for each option as we review these literary terms.

OWe will learn more about: ODictionO IronyOTone vs. MoodOSyntax

Diction (aka WORD CHOICE)O Denotation (Dictionary Definition)O Connotation (Complex feelings, associations,

and connections that evolve from human usage). O Example – Plump and fat have the same

denotation. Plump has a positive connotation and fat has a negative connotation.

O Formal vs. Informal vs. SlangThey are not perturbed. (formal)They aren’t mad. (informal)They ain’t ticked. (slang)

Are the sentences below formal, informal, or slang?

OLet’s go get some dinner.OIt is vital to understand the text one

reads.OComputers are a pain in the neck.OThe Mona Lisa looks weird from up close.OPickett’s charge at the Battle of

Gettysburg was surely an awe-inspiring sight.

 http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Style-Diction-Tone-and-Voice

Which word in parentheses makes the sentence most

negative?O The leader was his nation’s most (notorious,

well-known, famous) advocate.O Immigrants (thronged, flocked, swarmed) to

the large cities.O A (trim, skinny, slender) woman entered the

room.O The man was (inebriated, drunk,

intoxicated). O Where did you find that (outfit, get-up,

attire)?

http://www.wheaton.edu/Academics/Services/Writing-Center/Writing-Resources/Style-Diction-Tone-and-Voice

Analyze the diction in “The Great Figure”

Among the rainAnd lightsI saw the figure 5In goldOn a redFiretruckMovingTenseUnheededTo gong clangsSiren howlsAnd wheels rumblingThrough the dark city.

In the rainAnd lightsI watched the figure 5In yellowOn a redFiretruckDrivingStiffUnrecognizedTo loud noisesSiren beepsAnd wheels movingThrough the city at night.

SyntaxO Syntax is the arrangement of words

and sentence structure. O We are going to read a poem about

syntax, that also illustrates the power of syntax, by Gary Provost called “This Sentence Has Five Words.”

Analyze the syntax in “The Great Figure.”

Among the rainAnd lightsI saw the figure 5In goldOn a redFiretruckMovingTenseUnheededTo gong clangsSiren howlsAnd wheels rumblingThrough the dark city.

I saw a figure 5 in the rain. It was gold. It was on a red firetruck. It moved stiffly and unnoticed with loud noises. The wheels moved through the city at night.

Drenched in gold, I peered through the rain and lights to see the figure 5 moving tense, unheeded to the gong clangs. The siren howls. The wheels rumble. The city is dark.

IronyThe Opposite of What is Expected

OVERBALO Opposite of what someone has said is

meant

OSITUATIONALO The outcome is opposite of what is

expected

ODRAMATICO The audience knows more about the

situation than the characters

Verbal Irony vs. Sarcasm

O Opposite of what someone has said is meant. It is intentional to say one thing and mean the opposite. O “Soft like concrete”O “Clear like mud”O “Pleasant like a root canal”

O Verbal irony sounds sarcastic but the purpose of sarcasm is to cause pain or harm. Verbal irony is just to imply the opposite meaning. O Sarcasm can be a form of verbal irony but verbal

irony is not necessarily sarcastic. O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

Situational IronyIS NOT JUST COINCIDENCE.

O Situational irony occurs only when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens. O When you wash your car and then it rains…Is

that ironic?O There MUST be something that leads a person

to think that a particular event or situation is unlikely happen for it to be ironic. O When a meteorologist washes their car and it

gets rained on would be ironic because a meteorologist would expect it to be sunny since it is his/her job to predict the weather.

O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0

Dramatic IronyO The audience knows more about the situation than

the characters. O This form of irony is used as a tool for engaging the

audience by building curiosity about what will happen since the audience knows something that the characters don’t.

O By allowing the reader and audience to know more things ahead of the characters, the irony puts the reader and audience above the characters and encourages them to hope, to fear, and anticipate the moment when the character would find out the truth behind the situations and events of the story.

O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U

TONE & MOODO https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZ3NS2NghU

O Take notes on how to identify tone and mood—especially how to differentiate the two!

What is the mood and tone?

From My Brother’s Arm“Just look at the Titanic. The captain said, ‘Even God can’t sink that ship.’ Then on the first voyage across the Atlantic, boom, it hit an iceberg and sank. And as soon as the daredevil utters ‘piece of cake’ before attempting a stunt, he is doomed” (Smith 111).

Tone – Critical/SarcasticMood – Cynical/Humorous

Tone & Mood Words & Journal #8 (or #7)Happy Word Wednesday!

OLook over your list of vocabulary words to describe tone and mood. Pick a tone and a mood that you think would be fun to create.

OThen in your journal, start a new entry and write a single paragraph that tells a story using a tone and a mood from your list.

Journal EvaluationJournal Date Description Points Awarded Point Total

#1 8/19/2014 Symbolism of Your Personality   10

#2 8/20/2014 Social Contract & Insecurities   10

#3 9/16/2014 Personal Narrative Moments   10

#4 9/24/2014 Archetypes   10

#5 11/12/2014 Mythology   10

#6 12/1/2014 Gratitude & Journalism   10

#7 or #8*

12/10/2014 Influence of Mythology & Tone/Mood   10

  Journal Entry Sub-Total   70

  Organization & Professionalism   5

  JOURNAL TOTAL   75 points

*5th period is Journal #8 (as they completed a journal entry on the social contract). 7 th period is Journal #7. The Social Contract journal for period 5 will not be calculated as a journal grade this semester.