Tone & Mood Words & Journal #8 (or #7) Happy Word Wednesday! O Look over your list of vocabulary words to describe tone and mood. O Highlight/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 ANALYSIS Western Literature December 10, 2014

Objectives O Students will be able to demonstrate mastery of the literary terms evaluated on the pre-assessment. HOW? O Journal Assignment & Lecture

Literary Terms Review O On your pre-assessment, record the proper answers for each option as we review these literary terms. O We will learn more about: O Diction O Irony O Tone vs. Mood O Syntax

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. Slang They are not perturbed. (formal) They aren’t mad. (informal) They ain’t ticked. (slang)

Are the sentences below formal, informal, or slang? O Let’s go get some dinner. O It is vital to understand the text one reads. O Computers are a pain in the neck. O The Mona Lisa looks weird from up close. O Pickett’s charge at the Battle of Gettysburg was surely an awe-inspiring sight. 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)? Diction-Tone-and-Voice

Analyze the diction in “The Great Figure” Among the rain And lights I saw the figure 5 In gold On a red Firetruck Moving Tense Unheeded To gong clangs Siren howls And wheels rumbling Through the dark city. In the rain And lights I watched the figure 5 In yellow On a red Firetruck Driving Stiff Unrecognized To loud noises Siren beeps And wheels moving Through the city at night.

Syntax O 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 rain And lights I saw the figure 5 In gold On a red Firetruck Moving Tense Unheeded To gong clangs Siren howls And wheels rumbling Through 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.

Irony The Opposite of What is Expected O VERBAL O Opposite of what someone has said is meant O SITUATIONAL O The outcome is opposite of what is expected O DRAMATIC O 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

Situational Irony IS 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

Dramatic Irony O 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

TONE & MOOD O 3NS2NghU 3NS2NghU 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/Sarcastic Mood – Cynical/Humorous

Tone & Mood Words & Journal #8 (or #7) Happy Word Wednesday! O Look 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. O Then 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 Evaluation JournalDateDescriptionPoints AwardedPoint Total #18/19/2014Symbolism of Your Personality 10 #28/20/2014Social Contract & Insecurities 10 #39/16/2014Personal Narrative Moments 10 #49/24/2014Archetypes 10 #511/12/2014Mythology 10 #612/1/2014Gratitude & Journalism 10 #7 or #8*12/10/2014Influence 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.