Diction... Tone ... Shift Diction means word choice The choices we make concerning what words to use in our writing create tone. Tone is the author's feelings concerning his/her topic. Can an author switch the tone or attitude in the story?Yes. We call that change in attitude a shift. Shift simply means change. Are there other types of shift in literature? Yes,there are shifts in simpl of view, setting and speakers. For this activity, we are going to focus on the use of diction to create tone and identify where there are shifts in tone. Directions: Read the passages below, and circle the specific words the author uses to create his tone. Identify the tone. If there is a shift in tone, draw a vertical line that shows where the shift takes place and identify the tone. If there is no shift in tone write "none" on the second blank line. 1. "The camp looked as though it had suffered an epidemic: empty and dead. There were just a few well-clad prisoners walking about between the blocks. Of course, we had to go through the showers first. The head of the camp joined us there. He was a strong, well-built, broad shouldered man: bull neck thick lips, frizzled hair. He looked kind A smile shone from time to time in his gray-blue eyes." Tone Tone 2. "Father", I said. "Only another moment more Soon we can lie down-in a bed.You can rest He did not answer I was so exhausted myself that his silence left me indifferent. My only wish was to take a bath as quickly as possible and lie down in a bed. ....can't go on...This is the end...I'm going to die here... "Father!" I screamed Father! Get up from here! Immediately! You're killing yourself...'I showed him the corpses all around him; they too had wanted to rest here." Tone

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Diction... Tone ... Shift Diction means word choice The choices we make concerning what words to use in our writing create tone. Tone is the author's feelings concerning his/her topic. Can an author switch the tone or attitude in the story?Yes. We call that change in attitude a shift. Shift simply means change. Are there other types of shift in literature? Yes,there are shifts in simpl of view, setting and speakers. For this activity, we are going to focus on the use of diction to create tone and identify where there are shifts in tone. Directions: Read the passages below, and circle the specific words the author uses to create his tone. Identify the tone. If there is a shift in tone, draw a vertical line that shows where the shift takes place and identify the tone. If there is no shift in tone write "none" on the second blank line. 1. "The camp looked as though it had suffered an epidemic: empty and dead. There were just a few well-clad prisoners walking about between the blocks. Of course, we had to go through the showers first. The head of the camp joined us there. He was a strong, well-built, broad shouldered man: bull neck thick lips, frizzled hair. He looked kind A smile shone from time to time in his gray-blue eyes." Tone Tone 2. "Father", I said. "Only another moment more Soon we can lie down-in a bed.You can rest He did not answer I was so exhausted myself that his silence left me indifferent. My only wish was to take a bath as quickly as possible and lie down in a bed. ....can't go on...This is the end...I'm going to die here... "Father!" I screamed Father! Get up from here! Immediately! You're killing yourself...'I showed him the corpses all around him; they too had wanted to rest here." Tone

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1. Tone: Desolation and despair2. Tone: Desperation and urgency

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## Step 1The first step in solving this problem is to identify the tone of each passage. The tone of a piece of literature is the author's attitude or feelings towards the subject matter and audience. It can be identified by analyzing the author's word choice, sentence structure, and overall mood.## Step 2In the first passage, the author uses words such as "empty", "dead", "well-clad", "strong", "well-built", "broad-shouldered", "bull-neck", "thick lips", "frizzled hair", "kind", and "smile". These words create a tone of desolation and despair, as they describe a bleak and lifeless camp.## Step 3In the second passage, the author uses words such as "Father", "exhausted", "indifferent", "bath", "rest", "end", "die", "corpses", "immediately", "killing", "rest". These words create a tone of desperation and urgency, as the speaker is in a state of exhaustion and is pleading with their father to rest.## Step 4The tone shifts in the second passage when the speaker's tone changes from desperation to urgency. This shift is marked by the speaker's plea to their father to rest and the mention of the corpses around them.

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