Week 1 Flashcards
Tone
Tone is how the author feels about the subject they are writing about. The author will use diction and syntax to create a MOOD for the reader
Tone vs Mood
Tone: The writers attitude toward the character, subject and audience of a story. PERSON
Mood: The climate or feeling of a literary work. ENVIRONMENT
Voice
The authors personality expressed through their writing style. Depicts their personality
Diction
Word choices
Ex. Colloquialism: casual form of speech such as ain’t
Syntax
Use of sentence types, structure and grammatical components
Signposts
1) Contrast & Contradiction
2) Repetition
3) Flashback
4) Words from the wiser
5) Tough questions
6) Epiphany
1) Contrast & Contradiction
When there is a sharp contrast between what we would expect and observe the character doing; their behaviour contradicts previous behaviour or well-established patterns.
“Why is the character acting this way?”
2) Repetition
When you notice events, images, or particular words that recur over a portion of the text. Known as MOTIF
“Why does this keep happening again & again?”
3) Flashbacks
When the author stops to interrupt the story with a recollection from a major character.
“ Why might this memory be important?”
4) Words from the Wiser
When a wiser usualy an older character offers advice or insight about life to the main character.
“ What is the life lesson, and how could it affect the character?”
5) Tough Questions
When a character asks themselves a really difficult question that reveal his/her inner struggles. Typically this question is rhetorical and does not have a direct answer.
“ What does this tough question make me wonder?”
6) Epiphany
When a character suddenly realizes something that shifts his/her actions or understanding of themselves, others or the world around them.
“ How might this realization change things?”
Thesis statement
Your controlling idea for your piece of writing and it answers a specific question. The question is designed to guide your thinking concerning the development of the characters in your chosen text.
Thesis Part A
Focus on choosing an ADJECTIVE to describe on INDIVIDUAL from the text
- In this short film the director demonstrates that an (adjective) individual.
Thesis Part B
Build by identifying a CAUSE for behaviour. MOTIVATION
- In this short film the director demonstrates that an (adjective) individual’s aptitude to (cause)
Thesis Part C
Build again by identifying the EFFECT or result. CHARACTER SHIFT.
- In this short film the director demonstrates that an (adjective) individual’s aptitude to (cause) may result in their (effect)
