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USING DIDLS TO FIND TONE

USING DIDLS TO FIND TONE. TONE. The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. TONE. Tone is conveyed through the writer’s choice of words and details. TONE. Tones can be *ironic

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USING DIDLS TO FIND TONE

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  1. USING DIDLS TO FIND TONE

  2. TONE • The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.

  3. TONE • Tone is conveyed through the writer’s choice of words and details.

  4. TONE • Tones can be *ironic *tender *angry *brave, etc…

  5. TONE VS MOOD • Tone is the writer’s attitude. • Mood is how you the reader feel when reading a piece of literature.

  6. DIDLS • DIDLS is an acronym to help you remember those elements of tone that you should consider when evaluating prose or poetry.

  7. DIDLS • Diction, images, details, language, and sentence structure all help to create the author’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject and audience (tone).

  8. DIDLS • DIDLS stands for Diction Images Details Language Sentence Structure

  9. DICTION • Diction is the connotation of words. (word choice)

  10. CONNOTATION • Connotation is all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.

  11. CONNOTATION • EX: An expensive restaurant might advertise its delicious “cuisine” rather than its delicious “cooking.” • How does the connotation of the words differ?

  12. IMAGES • Imagery is vivid language that appeals to understanding through the use of the senses

  13. IMAGES • Sight • Sound • Smell • Touch • Taste

  14. DETAILS • Details can be facts that are included or omitted

  15. LANGUAGE • the overall use of language, such as formal, clinical, jargon

  16. SENTENCE STRUCTURE • How structure affects the reader’s attitude • Are the sentences Simple sentences Compound sentences Complex sentences Compound-complex sentences

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