Pick a passage from your novel and copy it here along with page
number. What is the tone of this passage?
In a few sentences, analyze why the author chose specific words to evoke this particular
tone.
" It's a fact: If I am one of the 45 girls to get in, I will ride this bus four times a week and I will look out at the cemetery or away from it every time I come up pr down this hill, and while I'm on my way to learn about science all those dead ex-people will be lying there decomposing" (Wolff 54). The tone of this passage is very depressing! Some of the words like cemetery or ex-people really shows that this passage is focused on death and the awful feelings that come with it. Other words like away or dead shows the negative feeling in the passage. Finally phrases like, while I'm or on my way to learn, shows that the author feels bad for others not in her situation.
TONE & WORD CHOICE "The Weight of Water" "They are worn out, as I am/From hard pavements/So Mama borrows my boots/Though they're a little tight/But she will not give up/I wish Mama would give up/And stop dragging me around after her/Like a human dictionary" (Crossan 92). The comparison of boots to Kasienka shows how challenging and tiring this whole situation is. After all, her mother dragged her to come with her to England to find Kasiekna's father. Her mother doesn't understand- Kasienka is TIRED. She's losing hope, and just wants to stop this useless chase.
Time passed as slowly as an icicle melting when the sun shines. (LeZotte 67) The tone is that the time in the story feels like it is moving very slowly. Paula, the main character, is hiding in a small shed with what seems like a family of jewish people. They all are trying to hide from the Nazi forces. The author chose words like "slowly" and "time passed" to show that the time was passing, though the characters felt it was moving very slowly, hence the part of the sentence "an icicle melting when the sun shines."
"It's been two days since Luke got hurt. Hallways are still quiet There's less laughing and roughhousing than normal. Faces are solemn. No one knows yet if Luke will pull through, or, if he does, what kind of damage there will be" (Fehler 47). The tone of this passage is sad, muted, unhappy. The author wanted to show how much the entire school cared for Luke. How he impacted everyone there including the teacher who is narrating this particular passage. The author also wanted to show how unhappy everyone was because of the tragic accident when saying "faces were solemn". How much Luke impacted everyone's lives when "hallways were silent. There's less laughing and roughhousing than normal". The author showed Luke mattered to everyone.
"No one is there when dad answers- only a little white kitten who darts into our house like a paper airplane. Dad chases it around madly and they look so funny I quit crying and start laughing" (Roth 50). I think the tone of this passage is playful. The author chose astonishing words which gave the passage a very vivid illustration. The author used words like: darts, madly, and paper airplane. All of which, make the paragraph more interesting and visual.
“Garbage I hate how we breathe it wear it stain our hands with it smell of it our boots and overalls Aunt Lannie’s long dresses streaked with it (her religion won’t let her wear pants) Uncle Daddy drives the pickup pat a row of cans, downwind always downwind” (Darrow 1). I think the tone of this passage is depressed and a little hopeless. By using the word stain to describe how the characters reek of trash, it tells us that Sissy thinks that her life by the garbage is permanent. I also noticed that Sissy tells us that she hates garbage.
“At the tracks, I used to see boxcars filled with cattle,chicken,sheep, lumber, coal, steel. Now there are still some cars that carry cattle to market, timber and coal to distant towns for burning fuel- but lately there is a new kind of cargo: more and more cars are carrying homeless folk who are drifting from town to town, looking for word and a place to live. Today. I saw a whole family in rags and a girl looked my age. I wounder if they know who Bruno Richard Hauptmann is- or if they care. I wonder if they’ve seen my father. The girl waved a sad and lonely wave as the train rolled by, and I’ve been trying all night to erase her face from my mind” (Bryant 81).
The tone of this passage is sadness. The way the author describes the girl and her family using words like ‘rags’ and ‘homeless folk’ this really paints a picture in my head of what it looks like when the train goes by.
"Wren.... do you think it's time for us to talk about---what happened?" (Frost 118). The tone of this passage is very wary. Darra is nervous to talk about the incident that occured several years before, but she knows it needs to be done. The author did a good job of displaying this tone by choosing certain words and omitting others. Wren is still very traumatized by this experience that they mention, so the author displays Darra's voice as a nervous one. It's possible that Wren could explode at the mere mention of it, so she hesitates to speak, and she carefully chooses her words. You can see this because of the excellent word choice displayed by the author.
“My mother wanted to be a doctor; She was told to be a nurse. My aunt wanted to be a pilot; She was told to be a flight attendant......What is going on here? I thought the battles had been fought, the war had been won, so that I can be anything I want. I am what I want to be- Captain of the girls’ volleyball team. But we girls still live in the segregated sports life, in the separate spheres of apartheid athletics. The boys get the better equipment......our situation will not change if the boy’s basketball team gets all the publicity, while the girls are told we are just too cute for words” (Glenn 37).
The tone of this passage is frustrated. You could feel the frustration created by the author’s words when the question “What is going on here?” (Glenn 37) was asked.When the author discusses how the battles and wars that had been fought for women's’ rights did not affect the view on women’s sports, you can feel the character Valdeen’s frustration.
"What do I want you ask What do I whisper to god In the early mornings? Only to keep Melissa safe to hold her close Away from the past, Away from the expectation in your eyes is this too much to ask? (Meyers 28) Junice was talking to people at the "Family welfare Bureau" they asked what she wanted and she just was mad at their expectation because it was effecting their lives basically and she just wanted to keep her sister safe because Junice and Melissa's mother was in jail. The tone I think was sad and sympathetic in a way because I kind of felt bad for her and sad that she basically was talking care of her sister because their mom is in jail in the story.
“My name is Andy. I’m fourteen. I hate my life. Some days I feel so alone that I might be living in a shoebox on the moon” (page 9). The tone of this passage is depressing. The words “alone” and “hate” makes Andy seem like a sad, depressed child.
"i have reached the pinnacle, neighbor. trapped by exalted dragons. i, neighbor, led the klan in their opening prayers."(Hesse, 70) The tone of this passage is triumphant. I think the author chose those words because she wanted to express how Johnny felt about the klan members. That they were the highest power and they were intimidating.
"The steps are coming faster. My pace increases. Just get to the office. Nothing can hurt you there. They'll help you. The light gets brighter. I start to run. Faster and faster. I run, the beating of my heart almost as loud as the pounding of my steps. I reach the door and look behind me. I see someone. Someone's coming. Right behind me. I turn the doorknob. Locked tight. My fist pounds on the window. I pound and pound and open my mouth to scream. Then, he's there. In front of me. Gray skin with eyes black as the darkest night, and lips blood red. He lunges for me and I scream his name. "'Gabe!'" Pg. 48-49. The tone of this passage is dark and scary. He used the words hurt, black as darkest night, footsteps right behind me, doorknob locked, gray skin, lips blood red. all of these words or phrases mean dark evil things that are also scary. Night is usually when evil things come out to haunt you. Footsteps right behind me means someone is following you and about to catch you.
Tone and Word Choice Meet picky Ms. Baldwin, she acts like a czar. And she doesn’t like near, but she’s hot for far. She’s got maps in her briefcase and maps on her clothes. And I’ll bet she can even draw maps with her toes. The way she can go on about these stories from heck makes detention look good. I can’t wait for the bell. This passage came from page 77. The tone of this passage is boring. The author used things like detention and czar to make you think there are better things for you to be doing. Also when you read the passage it sounds boring due to the rhythm and words.
Jessa stands up. "Ava, this isn`t healthy. Its beautiful out. Come on. Your not the dead one." pg 115 The tone to this is hurtful. Jessa bacicly has said to Avas face that she isnt the same and no longer the same person. She doesnt relize that Avas been through a lot and is still in morning over Jackson. The author did this because it shows her friends point of veiw to Avas new attitude. - Jessi Davis
"Those kids, that Jeremy and that Jilly, were sloppy and drippy and got their hands into things you'd refuse to touch"(Wolff 20). The tone is nasty. The words sloppy and drippy make me think of a dirty kid. Also the phrase "things you'd refuse to touch" shows nastiness.
"Those kids, that Jeremy and that Jilly, were sloppy and drippy and got their hands into things you'd refuse to touch"(Wolff 20). The tone is nasty. The words sloppy and drippy make me think of a dirty kid. Also the phrase "things you'd refuse to touch" shows nastiness.
"I pull Sophie up and tell her it's time to go, tugging her away with me in the opposite direction. Because if they see me, I'll have to introduce them to Sophie. And i mean, what if i do that, and she says something that sounds... I don't know... sort of immature or something? Not that Sophie's immature. Well, I mean, she is immature. But not for a fourteen-year-old. I mean, She's just right for her age. But what if she happens to mention that she goes to Cambridge High? Honk and Eve might figure out that I do, too!" I think the tone of this passage shows that he is afraid to share his girlfriend with his new friends. The author has some specific words that leads me to think that he is ashamed that he is in high school and afraid of what they will think of him when they find out. ( Sones 169)
"I laugh harder now, This must be one of those catch-you-in-the-act TV stunts. I look around for Allen Funt and his candid camera. This is unbelievable: not only is no one else dead, not only does my wing-nut sister not suspect anything about Gramps' maps, but Princess Bradley of the midnight roof rendezvous, of the gauze shirts and miniskirts of the weed-toting, ponytailed, record store-employed boyfriend thinks I'm doing drugs" (Bryant 107) The tone hear is enraged. In the story Lyza is a bit hysterical as well as mad after being accused of doing drugs. Bryant uses the word "unbelievable" in a way where she can't believe something so awful is happening. She adds the word "candid" because if the camera was hidden, it would make me really mad too. The term "wing-nut" is used against Lyza's sister because she's obviously upset with her and siblings tend to irritate each other anyway. I also feel that Lyza seems to be ranting. Her word choice adds to the tone, but when someone is upset and they talk a lot, it also shows anger.
“What I Say (and Don’t Say) to Aunt Duffy to Keep Her From Worrying
Turns out Whip isn’t as bad as I thought he’d be.
He’s a hundred times worse.
He’s got a mega-cool collection
of classic car in mint condition.
But he couldn’t buy my love.
‘Cause my heart’s not for sale.
God. My life’s starting to sound like a bad country song.
(Is there such a good thing as a good country song?)
Marissa Shawn’s daughter and me are like this.
Who am I kidding?
She was probably only so nice to me
because she felt sorry for me and my enormous zit.
My bathroom is to die for.
And if you don’t come out here
and rescue me right now,
I’m going to.
What’s that you say?
You’re leaving on a six-month-long
archaeological dig with your new boyfriend?
And you won’t be reachable
by phone or by email or even by postcard
the whole entire time?
I’m so happy for you!
That’s wonderful!
You deserter.
You traitor.
You scum of the universe.
You call yourself an aunt?” (Sones 87-88).
Ruby is using a tone that shows how annoyed she is with everything that is going on in her life. The author chose phrases like “You scum of the universe” and “My life’s starting to sound like a bad country song” to show the tone of this passage. These phrases use sarcasm and really show Ruby’s voice, a voice that can be heard above all the others.
I came to see the freaks. Can't have a midway without 'em. Without the barker's call: Hurry, hurry, hurry! Step right up! Friends and fans of freak shows, see mysteries to beguile the innocent, to confound the doubtful! But this one's a bust. Freaks aren't what they used to be. Page 20 I think the tone of this passage was disappointment. The word bust helped with this tone because it showed how the character didn't feel these were true freaks. Also saying aren't what they used to be, because at the beginning it said that he went there to see the freaks and then was there and they weren't at all how they were before, and not as entertaining.
"We move all of our patients into a cave, a cathedral of stone, where Rosa hopes to feel safe" (Engle 48) The author could have easily chosen less depictionate words for this paragraph. But she did not she chose to say "a cathedral of stone" when she could have said a large echoing cave.
I know this is a very short passage from the novel, but to me it's one of the most powerful. After being driven out of a city where Maya's not wanted because of her religion, and parting with her father, all she had left was her mother. Maya's mother hung herself from their ceiling fan because she couldn't stand where they were living. Maya was rushing to get out of the hotel before the people burned It down. While leaving quickly, she left her mom's urn. In a way I look at it as leaving behind your past and pain, and looking to a future where they're is hope and everybody is accepted. It would kill me everyday if I left my mom behind, and It's a pain Maya will have to overcome and fight through.
when i had appendicitis and thought i might die page 12 the tone is scared she said she though she might DIE she used this word to make it more dramatic and dying is a scary topic
"Who doesn't love a fair? Foot-long hot dogs, cotton candy, caramel apples and funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar. Rickety rides- spinning, swirling, bumping- and the view from the top of the Ferris wheel, where you can pretend that everyone below is as happy as you." (Zimmer 66). The tone from this passage would be exciting. One example of some specific words the author used are spinning, swirling and bumping and those are all words that describe the ride and make you get exited about riding them. Another example would be when the author was talking about foot-long hot dogs and funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar and those words make people excited because people picture them in their head and it makes them want those foods.
Tone and Word Choice. “Emily bumps her tray into mine as we negotiate the cafeteria line. She gives me a look that could wilt lettuce. (Bingham 241) The tone is irritated. I think the author, Kelly Bingham, picked the words like wilted to explain the rude facial expression the Emily gave Jane. Also, when she said “Emily bumps her tray into mine” It shows that Emily does not like Jane and is mad at her.
" WHAT ELSE?" he booms. The fake stained glass in the chapel shakes and shivers and the cobwebs in my brain clear a bit. "That I'm strong!" I am practically yelling and it feels good. " That I'm resourceful! That I've made a lot of bad choices and some good ones, too. But somehow along the way, I forgot to figure out who I was, who I wanted to be. Is that what you're looking for?"(Mass 241) Tessa is speaking with confidence in her voice because she finally had a break through. The author used the word strong because that's how she feels and it helps her prove her point in the voice she's using.
"Matt, you've been through so much, but we want you to stop running, or, at least, to find out whar it is you are running from"(Burg 96). The author shows in the sentence that Matt's mom is eager. Matt has never completely opened up to his parents about his past before. His parents want to know more about what happened to him in Vietnam.
"I waited outside the locker room, where I could hear them whooping and hollering 'cause Pennfield is our rival and we hadn't beaten them in girls' basketball in seven years. Tiffany came out of there first, but it didn't look like she'd showered. I said: "Hey I can wait- you don't have to rush just to get me home." She said: "I've got club lacrosse practice tonight. I'll get sweaty there anyway" (Bryant pg. 50). The author is demonstrating how busy that the life of a teenager can be. Her word choice comes from the typical vocabulary of a teenager.
He clears his throat. Turns out I need to have an operation and then some treatments. The treatments might make me sick, so I've gotta give up coaching for a while. Don't worry, I'm looking into getting someone else to take my place, someone you'll really learn from... Continue to play your best because whether I'm on the field or not, I'll be rooting for you (Burg 134). I think the tone of this passage is depressing because one of Matt's favorite coaches is ill and won't be able to coach. I think the author choose these specific words to convey that the coach will always be rooting for them whether he's there to cheer them on or not.
"Hot tears slide down into my ears. Rage boils in me so wild, it almost swallows my fear." This passages tone is supposed to be serious and sad you are supposed to fell bad for her in the situation and almost even make you cry when she tells you her anger in over powering her fear at that moment.
tone and word choice: Since Georgia has lost her mother she talks to her mother through writing in her journal, as if she is listening to her talk “Momma, I am sure that’s the very first thing i’d ask, if you were here” (Bryant 15). In this passage Georgia is talking about how she has so many that if her mother were here she'd be able to answer them, so the tone is kind of sad
The tone of a majority of the story is a depressesed sad tone. The author uses multiple cuss word (that I'm Not allowed to type) and also uses words that are synonyms for "depressed" or "sad" in the book multiple times. The author says “I can feel a huge zit blooming on the tip of my nose, its flashing on and off like a neon sign.” (Sones, 71)
" It's a fact: If I am one of the 45 girls to get in, I will ride this bus four times a week and I will look out at the cemetery or away from it every time I come up pr down this hill, and while I'm on my way to learn about science all those dead ex-people will be lying there decomposing" (Wolff 54). The tone of this passage is very depressing! Some of the words like cemetery or ex-people really shows that this passage is focused on death and the awful feelings that come with it. Other words like away or dead shows the negative feeling in the passage. Finally phrases like, while I'm or on my way to learn, shows that the author feels bad for others not in her situation.
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ReplyDelete"The Weight of Water"
"They are worn out, as I am/From hard pavements/So Mama borrows my boots/Though they're a little tight/But she will not give up/I wish Mama would give up/And stop dragging me around after her/Like a human dictionary" (Crossan 92).
The comparison of boots to Kasienka shows how challenging and tiring this whole situation is. After all, her mother dragged her to come with her to England to find Kasiekna's father. Her mother doesn't understand- Kasienka is TIRED. She's losing hope, and just wants to stop this useless chase.
Time passed as slowly as an icicle melting when the sun shines. (LeZotte 67) The tone is that the time in the story feels like it is moving very slowly. Paula, the main character, is hiding in a small shed with what seems like a family of jewish people. They all are trying to hide from the Nazi forces. The author chose words like "slowly" and "time passed" to show that the time was passing, though the characters felt it was moving very slowly, hence the part of the sentence "an icicle melting when the sun shines."
ReplyDelete"It's been two days since Luke got hurt.
ReplyDeleteHallways are still quiet
There's less laughing and roughhousing than normal.
Faces are solemn.
No one knows yet if Luke will pull through,
or, if he does, what kind of damage there will be" (Fehler 47).
The tone of this passage is sad, muted, unhappy. The author wanted to show how much the entire school cared for Luke. How he impacted everyone there including the teacher who is narrating this particular passage. The author also wanted to show how unhappy everyone was because of the tragic accident when saying "faces were solemn". How much Luke impacted everyone's lives when "hallways were silent. There's less laughing and roughhousing than normal". The author showed Luke mattered to everyone.
"No one is there when dad answers- only a little white kitten who darts into our house like a paper airplane. Dad chases it around madly and they look so funny I quit crying and start laughing" (Roth 50). I think the tone of this passage is playful. The author chose astonishing words which gave the passage a very vivid illustration. The author used words like: darts, madly, and paper airplane. All of which, make the paragraph more interesting and visual.
ReplyDelete“Garbage
ReplyDeleteI hate how we breathe it wear it stain our hands with it smell of it
our boots and overalls Aunt Lannie’s long dresses streaked with it
(her religion won’t let her wear pants)
Uncle Daddy drives the pickup pat a row of cans, downwind
always downwind” (Darrow 1).
I think the tone of this passage is depressed and a little hopeless. By using the word stain to describe how the characters reek of trash, it tells us that Sissy thinks that her life by the garbage is permanent. I also noticed that Sissy tells us that she hates garbage.
“At the tracks, I used to see
ReplyDeleteboxcars filled with
cattle,chicken,sheep,
lumber, coal, steel.
Now there are still
some cars that carry cattle
to market, timber and coal
to distant towns for burning
fuel- but lately there is
a new kind of cargo: more
and more cars are carrying
homeless folk who are
drifting from town to
town, looking for word and
a place to live. Today.
I saw a whole family in
rags and a girl looked
my age. I wounder if
they know who Bruno
Richard Hauptmann is-
or if they care. I wonder if
they’ve seen my father.
The girl waved a sad
and lonely wave as
the train rolled by,
and I’ve been trying all
night to erase her face
from my mind” (Bryant 81).
The tone of this passage is sadness. The way the author describes the girl and her family using words like ‘rags’ and ‘homeless folk’ this really paints a picture in my head of what it looks like when the train goes by.
"Wren.... do you think it's time for us to talk about---what happened?" (Frost 118). The tone of this passage is very wary. Darra is nervous to talk about the incident that occured several years before, but she knows it needs to be done. The author did a good job of displaying this tone by choosing certain words and omitting others. Wren is still very traumatized by this experience that they mention, so the author displays Darra's voice as a nervous one. It's possible that Wren could explode at the mere mention of it, so she hesitates to speak, and she carefully chooses her words. You can see this because of the excellent word choice displayed by the author.
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ReplyDelete“My mother wanted to be a doctor; She was told to be a nurse. My aunt wanted to be a pilot; She was told to be a flight attendant......What is going on here? I thought the battles had been fought, the war had been won, so that I can be anything I want. I am what I want to be- Captain of the girls’ volleyball team. But we girls still live in the segregated sports life, in the separate spheres of apartheid athletics. The boys get the better equipment......our situation will not change if the boy’s basketball team gets all the publicity, while the girls are told we are just too cute for words” (Glenn 37).
The tone of this passage is frustrated. You could feel the frustration created by the author’s words when the question “What is going on here?” (Glenn 37) was asked.When the author discusses how the battles and wars that had been fought for women's’ rights did not affect the view on women’s sports, you can feel the character Valdeen’s frustration.
"What do I want you ask
ReplyDeleteWhat do I whisper to god
In the early mornings?
Only to keep Melissa safe
to hold her close
Away from the past, Away from
the expectation in your eyes
is this too much to ask?
(Meyers 28) Junice was talking to people at the "Family welfare Bureau" they asked what she wanted and she just was mad at their expectation because it was effecting their lives basically and she just wanted to keep her sister safe because Junice and Melissa's mother was in jail. The tone I think was sad and sympathetic in a way because I kind of felt bad for her and sad that she basically was talking care of her sister because their mom is in jail in the story.
“My name is Andy. I’m fourteen. I hate my life. Some days I feel so alone that I might be living in a shoebox on the moon” (page 9). The tone of this passage is depressing. The words “alone” and “hate” makes Andy seem like a sad, depressed child.
ReplyDelete"i have reached the pinnacle, neighbor. trapped by exalted dragons. i, neighbor, led the klan in their opening prayers."(Hesse, 70) The tone of this passage is triumphant. I think the author chose those words because she wanted to express how Johnny felt about the klan members. That they were the highest power and they were intimidating.
ReplyDelete"The steps are coming faster. My pace increases. Just get to the office. Nothing can hurt you there. They'll help you. The light gets brighter. I start to run. Faster and faster. I run, the beating of my heart almost as loud as the pounding of my steps. I reach the door and look behind me. I see someone. Someone's coming. Right behind me. I turn the doorknob. Locked tight. My fist pounds on the window. I pound and pound and open my mouth to scream. Then, he's there. In front of me. Gray skin with eyes black as the darkest night, and lips blood red. He lunges for me and I scream his name. "'Gabe!'" Pg. 48-49. The tone of this passage is dark and scary. He used the words hurt, black as darkest night, footsteps right behind me, doorknob locked, gray skin, lips blood red. all of these words or phrases mean dark evil things that are also scary. Night is usually when evil things come out to haunt you. Footsteps right behind me means someone is following you and about to catch you.
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ReplyDeleteMeet picky Ms. Baldwin, she acts like a czar. And she doesn’t like near, but she’s hot for far. She’s got maps in her briefcase and maps on her clothes. And I’ll bet she can even draw maps with her toes. The way she can go on about these stories from heck makes detention look good. I can’t wait for the bell. This passage came from page 77. The tone of this passage is boring. The author used things like detention and czar to make you think there are better things for you to be doing. Also when you read the passage it sounds boring due to the rhythm and words.
Jessa stands up. "Ava, this isn`t healthy. Its beautiful out. Come on. Your not the dead one." pg 115 The tone to this is hurtful. Jessa bacicly has said to Avas face that she isnt the same and no longer the same person. She doesnt relize that Avas been through a lot and is still in morning over Jackson. The author did this because it shows her friends point of veiw to Avas new attitude. - Jessi Davis
ReplyDelete"Those kids, that Jeremy and that Jilly, were sloppy and drippy and got their hands into things you'd refuse to touch"(Wolff 20). The tone is nasty. The words sloppy and drippy make me think of a dirty kid. Also the phrase "things you'd refuse to touch" shows nastiness.
ReplyDelete"Those kids, that Jeremy and that Jilly, were sloppy and drippy and got their hands into things you'd refuse to touch"(Wolff 20). The tone is nasty. The words sloppy and drippy make me think of a dirty kid. Also the phrase "things you'd refuse to touch" shows nastiness.
ReplyDelete"I pull Sophie up and tell her it's time to go, tugging her away with me in the opposite direction. Because if they see me, I'll have to introduce them to Sophie. And i mean, what if i do that, and she says something that sounds... I don't know... sort of immature or something? Not that Sophie's immature. Well, I mean, she is immature. But not for a fourteen-year-old. I mean, She's just right for her age. But what if she happens to mention that she goes to Cambridge High? Honk and Eve might figure out that I do, too!" I think the tone of this passage shows that he is afraid to share his girlfriend with his new friends. The author has some specific words that leads me to think that he is ashamed that he is in high school and afraid of what they will think of him when they find out. ( Sones 169)
ReplyDelete"I laugh harder now, This must be one of those catch-you-in-the-act TV stunts. I look around for Allen Funt and his candid camera. This is unbelievable: not only is no one else dead, not only does my wing-nut sister not suspect anything about Gramps' maps, but Princess Bradley of the midnight roof rendezvous, of the gauze shirts and miniskirts of the weed-toting, ponytailed, record store-employed boyfriend thinks I'm doing drugs" (Bryant 107) The tone hear is enraged. In the story Lyza is a bit hysterical as well as mad after being accused of doing drugs. Bryant uses the word "unbelievable" in a way where she can't believe something so awful is happening. She adds the word "candid" because if the camera was hidden, it would make me really mad too. The term "wing-nut" is used against Lyza's sister because she's obviously upset with her and siblings tend to irritate each other anyway. I also feel that Lyza seems to be ranting. Her word choice adds to the tone, but when someone is upset and they talk a lot, it also shows anger.
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ReplyDelete“What I Say (and Don’t Say) to Aunt Duffy to Keep Her From Worrying
Turns out Whip isn’t as bad as I thought he’d be.
He’s a hundred times worse.
He’s got a mega-cool collection
of classic car in mint condition.
But he couldn’t buy my love.
‘Cause my heart’s not for sale.
God. My life’s starting to sound like a bad country song.
(Is there such a good thing as a good country song?)
Marissa Shawn’s daughter and me are like this.
Who am I kidding?
She was probably only so nice to me
because she felt sorry for me and my enormous zit.
My bathroom is to die for.
And if you don’t come out here
and rescue me right now,
I’m going to.
What’s that you say?
You’re leaving on a six-month-long
archaeological dig with your new boyfriend?
And you won’t be reachable
by phone or by email or even by postcard
the whole entire time?
I’m so happy for you!
That’s wonderful!
You deserter.
You traitor.
You scum of the universe.
You call yourself an aunt?” (Sones 87-88).
Ruby is using a tone that shows how annoyed she is with everything that is going on in her life. The author chose phrases like “You scum of the universe” and “My life’s starting to sound like a bad country song” to show the tone of this passage. These phrases use sarcasm and really show Ruby’s voice, a voice that can be heard above all the others.
I came to see the freaks.
ReplyDeleteCan't have a midway without 'em.
Without the barker's call:
Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Step right up!
Friends and fans of freak shows,
see mysteries to beguile the innocent, to confound the doubtful!
But this one's a bust.
Freaks
aren't what they used to be.
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I think the tone of this passage was disappointment. The word bust helped with this tone because it showed how the character didn't feel these were true freaks. Also saying aren't what they used to be, because at the beginning it said that he went there to see the freaks and then was there and they weren't at all how they were before, and not as entertaining.
"We move all of our patients into a cave,
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where Rosa hopes to feel safe" (Engle 48)
The author could have easily chosen less depictionate words for this paragraph. But she did not she chose to say "a cathedral of stone" when she could have said a large echoing cave.
Urn
ReplyDelete"I forgot Mata"(Ostlere 132).
I know this is a very short passage from the novel, but to me it's one of the most powerful. After being driven out of a city where Maya's not wanted because of her religion, and parting with her father, all she had left was her mother. Maya's mother hung herself from their ceiling fan because she couldn't stand where they were living. Maya was rushing to get out of the hotel before the people burned It down. While leaving quickly, she left her mom's urn. In a way I look at it as leaving behind your past and pain, and looking to a future where they're is hope and everybody is accepted. It would kill me everyday if I left my mom behind, and It's a pain Maya will have to overcome and fight through.
when i had appendicitis
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the tone is scared
she said she though she might DIE she used this word to make it more dramatic and dying is a scary topic
"Who doesn't love a fair? Foot-long hot dogs, cotton candy, caramel apples and funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar. Rickety rides- spinning, swirling, bumping- and the view from the top of the Ferris wheel, where you can pretend that everyone below is as happy as you." (Zimmer 66). The tone from this passage would be exciting. One example of some specific words the author used are spinning, swirling and bumping and those are all words that describe the ride and make you get exited about riding them. Another example would be when the author was talking about foot-long hot dogs and funnel cakes dusted with powdered sugar and those words make people excited because people picture them in their head and it makes them want those foods.
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ReplyDeleteTone and Word Choice. “Emily bumps her tray into mine as we negotiate the cafeteria line. She gives me a look that could wilt lettuce. (Bingham 241) The tone is irritated. I think the author, Kelly Bingham, picked the words like wilted to explain the rude facial expression the Emily gave Jane. Also, when she said “Emily bumps her tray into mine” It shows that Emily does not like Jane and is mad at her.
" WHAT ELSE?" he booms. The fake stained glass in the chapel shakes and shivers and the cobwebs in my brain clear a bit. "That I'm strong!" I am practically yelling and it feels good. " That I'm resourceful! That I've made a lot of bad choices and some good ones, too. But somehow along the way, I forgot to figure out who I was, who I wanted to be. Is that what you're looking for?"(Mass 241) Tessa is speaking with confidence in her voice because she finally had a break through. The author used the word strong because that's how she feels and it helps her prove her point in the voice she's using.
ReplyDelete"Matt, you've been through so much, but we want you to stop running, or, at least, to find out whar it is you are running from"(Burg 96). The author shows in the sentence that Matt's mom is eager. Matt has never completely opened up to his parents about his past before. His parents want to know more about what happened to him in Vietnam.
ReplyDelete"I waited outside the locker room, where I could hear them whooping and hollering 'cause Pennfield is our rival and we hadn't beaten them in girls' basketball in seven years. Tiffany came out of there first, but it didn't look like she'd showered. I said: "Hey I can wait- you don't have to rush just to get me home." She said: "I've got club lacrosse practice tonight. I'll get sweaty there anyway" (Bryant pg. 50). The author is demonstrating how busy that the life of a teenager can be. Her word choice comes from the typical vocabulary of a teenager.
ReplyDeleteHe clears his throat. Turns out I need to have an operation and then some treatments. The treatments might make me sick, so I've gotta give up coaching for a while. Don't worry, I'm looking into getting someone else to take my place, someone you'll really learn from... Continue to play your best because whether I'm on the field or not, I'll be rooting for you (Burg 134). I think the tone of this passage is depressing because one of Matt's favorite coaches is ill and won't be able to coach. I think the author choose these specific words to convey that the coach will always be rooting for them whether he's there to cheer them on or not.
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Rage boils
in me so wild,
it almost
swallows my fear."
This passages tone is supposed to be serious and sad you are supposed to fell bad for her in the situation and almost even make you cry when she tells you her anger in over powering her fear at that moment.
tone and word choice: Since Georgia has lost her mother she talks to her mother through writing in her journal, as if she is listening to her talk “Momma, I am sure that’s the very first thing i’d ask, if you were here” (Bryant 15). In this passage Georgia is talking about how she has so many that if her mother were here she'd be able to answer them, so the tone is kind of sad
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ReplyDeleteThe tone of a majority of the story is a depressesed sad tone. The author uses multiple cuss word (that I'm Not allowed to type) and also uses words that are synonyms for "depressed" or "sad" in the book multiple times. The author says “I can feel a huge zit blooming on the tip of my nose, its flashing on and off like a neon sign.” (Sones, 71)