1. In this presentation you will findquick yet thorough explanations of the subject matter for this lesson.

2. Click any of the links below to jump to that section. There is also a link in thebottom right hand corner of every page that will take you back to this slide.StyleToneIronyTest your knowledge 3. Style in a short story can be inthe form of: Adjectives Commas Repetition of words Active words (preferable) Passive words 4. The word thatshould usually be leftout of writing, just likeit is left out of speech.For example we wouldsay She knew shecould do it ratherthan She knew thatshe could do it 5. Style sets the mood for the story. It leads readers intohow to read the story, enabling them to connect. 6. LOOK FOR: Use of diction (word choice) Syntax (order of words ina sentence) 7. Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself andwhat he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as itmoves forward.-Robert Frost 8. A writers use of language reveals his or her tone or attitude toward the subject. 9. TONE MOOD For example, the tone of a story could bejoyful, therefore the mood might be joyous,but not the other way around. 10. Watch the youtube video linked below andthen choose 3 words that describe the tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuWf9fP-A-U 11. Now watch this youtube video with all of thesame images, just new music and editeddifferently. Do you think the tone haschanged? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic 12. Click the picture above to watch AlanisMorissettes Ironic music video. 13. Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another 14. Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Ironic Irony 15. Romeo & Juliet = Dramatic Irony We (the audience) knowthat Juliet has only takena sleeping potion, but allof the characters thinkshe is dead, essentiallyresulting in her loverRomeos suicide. 16. John Hinckley = Situational Irony All 3 shots Hinckley fired inan attempt to kill RonaldRegan missed the President.A bullet that ricocheted offof the Presidentsbulletproof limousine hitRegan in the chest. Irony =the vehicle made to protectthe President incidentallykilled him. 17. Writers can develop a deeper meaning ina text It can be an effective way of engaging and involving a reader in a text 18. Click here for a checklist you can useto analyze an authors styleClick here to access a tone and moodworksheetClick here to access a list of differenttone and mood wordsClick here for the Identifying Ironyworksheet