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Literature Focus.' Literarg Deuices to Affect Tone and. Mood
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The tone of a piece of literature can be defined as the author's attitude towards the
subject of his work. The author carefully chooses words to convey his own feelings
about the characters and the work, using those words to set the tone. For instance, he
may choose words with a tone of exaggeralron in order to create a humorous mood. He
could write in afrenzied fone to create a mood of impending terror, much like the music
does in a horror movie.
Steinbeck uses literary devices and figurative language to liven up the text, set the tone,
and help readers visualize the setting and events within the novella. Listed below are
some ofthe specific types ofliterary devices and figurative language and their
definitions.
Device
Alliteration
Definition
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or
more words in a sentence, usually sequential
Hllrerbole
Imagery
Extreme exaggeration
Descriptions with a healy emphasis on one or more of the
senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching
Metaphor
0nomatopoeia
Personification
fivi
A comparison of two unlike things with;ui the use of 1ike, or bs
A word formed from the sound associated with itJGJuZ ding)
When a nonhuman object is given humin charaEeristGA comparison of two unlike things using ttre words .likJ' or ad
Siinile
Situational Irony When a situation occurs that
is the opposite
oiwhilone would
have expected to happen
Symbolism
An object used to represent an idea, meaning, oi
ideal
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Dire.ctions: using. the information aboue, identifu which deuice is used in each line of
text belou. write the best ansryer on the line befir-e each number. portions of some
sentences haue been underlined
lo as.sist you. Iielow each sentence, analyze ihe impact
of steinbeck's specifc uord choices on mianing and tone by explaining dther hou'ie
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curled-up, arllnged its tail neatly over its feet, and laid its chin delicately on the pile. It
was a black dog with yellow-gold spots where its eyebrows should have been" (3).
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