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Monday, March 18 Journal Answer this synesthetic question: What does the feel of sunshine taste like? Write 3 of your own synesthetic questions. TONE • Tone: the attitude or feeling of a writer to the subject of the poem • Word choice tells us if the tone is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE • The tone may also be: bitter, serious, humorous, suspicious, etc. “I would never wear that” <-What is the tone? TONE=HOW THE WRITER FEELS MOOD • Mood: feeling that the reader gets from the poem • The emotions that you get from reading the poem tell you the MOOD • The mood may be happy, sad, depressed, hopeful, skeptical, etc. • MOOD=HOW THE READER FEELS FROM READING THE POEM THEME • Theme: Main idea that the writer is trying to communicate to the reader • You must look at tone and mood to determine the THEME DICTION • Diction: Word choice • Does the writer choose vocabulary that is simple, fancy, informal, descriptive…? IRONY • Implied meaning if different from the literal meaning • “difference between the actual result of something and the normal or expected result” *Different than dramatic irony (when the audience knows more than characters ) IMAGERY • Use of vivid and descriptive language that helps the reader create a picture (or image) in his or her head IMAGERY Example: William Wordsworth “Daffodils” A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way CONSONANCE • Repetition of consonant sounds in a row (same as alliteration!) Pretty prancing pony • (Assonance is for the repetition of vowel sounds) DIALECT • A use of language distinct (unique) to a region or social class South: "Y'all” North: "You guys” South: "Fixin' to” North: "About to” South: "Howdy” North: "Hello" Black Out Poetry (Found Poetry)