Vocab
Week 5
Tone
The attitude a speaker or writer takes
toward a subject, character or
audience.
Examples:
Joyous, humorous, serious, angry, tender
persona
A mask or voice for a first-person
narrator.
Poe created Montresor’s persona as
secretive, intense, vengeful, and
perhaps a little insane.
character traits
The character’s personality, values,
likes and dislikes.
List some examples of General Zaroff’s
and Montresor’s character traits.
allegory

Characters, actions, and settings stand for
abstract ideas (something beyond itself).

Has a straightforward surface meaning, but
also stands for something larger than
themself
Death, Justice, Deceit, Vanity, Everyman
context clues

Words and sentences surrounding a
word that helps you understand the
meaning of an unfamiliar word.
The genial student made friends easily
because he was so good-natured and
outgoing.
credibility

The believability of a writer’s
argument.

Need to look at author’s claim or opinion,
reasons, and evidence to support the claim
or opinion.