"Listening" - Discussion Flashcards
focus: tone
- tone is the author’s attitude about the subject
- mood is the atmosphere created by the text
- identifiers: diction, figurative language, details, diction
SOAPSTONE
- S: Welty, reader and writer, listener, thinker
- O: lecture to beginning writers
- A: writers, you
- P: expresses (argues) the importance of hearing
- S:
- TONE:
tone/diction example
- the sun was BRIGHT and CHEERY. birds sand GLEEFULLY in the trees, and frogs croaked for the sheer JOY of it.
- the sun was SHADOWY and DREAR. birds sand DESPONDENTLY in the trees, and frogs croaked for the sheer necessity of contributing to the SOMBER day
figurative example
- my stomach felt LIKE A CAGE OF BUTTERFLIES
- my stomach felt LIKE A PILE OF BRICKS
details example
- my life was riddled with instances of slights and insults which have enabled me to develop a deeper sense of empathy for those subjected to similar circumstances
- (the OMISSION of specific instances of being slighted along with the resolution to have “empathy” for others demonstrates that the author is fairly objected and unemotional about the topic. THE TONE IS INFORMATIVE AND MATTER-OF-FACT)
step 1
Welty
step 2
reinforces
step 3
that recognizing and using “voice” is essential to becoming a good reader and writer
step 4
by emphasizing the impact it had on her personally
step 5
provide textual evidence to support your claim
claim: welty utilizes parallel structure to illustrate her point that a love of literature begins early, and is crafted by important people in our lives
what do you do next?
you find text like “she’d read” in order to support your claim
welty expertly _______
juxtaposes
claim: welty expertly juxtaposes her parents reading styles to convey that there are many different reasons people love to read
you find textual support like “father’s longing” and
“mother” “sank as a hedonist”
the author employs intimate description ________
in order to illustrate the point that books can be precious portals of literacy
