LA+Novel+Responses

SOAPSTone: Subject || The general to pic, content and ideas contained in the text. State the subject in a few words or a short phrase or sentences. The subject of the story is about how Ratchett got murdered. || Occasion || The experience which prompted the writer to write. The time and place of the piece; the current situation. It is particularly important that you understand and explain the context that encouraged or prompted the writing to happen. //It was during WWI. She was inspired to write by her love of writing and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Mysteries.// || Audience || The group of readers to whom this piece is directed . The audience may be one person, a small group or a large group; it may be a certain person or people. Try to be specific. Authors do not just write and hope someone will read- they write for a specific audience and hope for a possible broader audience than intended. Imagine the author having a conversation. Who is he sitting across from? //It is dedicated to M.E.L.M. Arpachiya, 1933.// || Purpose || The reason behind the text. Why did the author choose this topic/plot? Was it meant to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to gain sympathy, to encourage, to gain support, to tell a story? //She chose the topic from when she went on a holiday, where she got on the Orient Express, headed for the Middle East. The story was meant to entertain.// || Speaker || The voice that tells the story. The narrator and author are not the same. Look and listen carefully with your "minds ear" to distinguish the point of view from which the author written. Can the speaker be trusted? Is the speaker reliable? Consider "invented personas". //The speaker is reliable.// || //The author is didactic.// To pinpoint the tone, infer the way the author //feels// toward the subject or characters, events, or audience. Does the narrator or author //shift// tone? Remember: Miss the tone. Miss everything. Listen with a "mind’s ear". To determine __tone__ look at the speaker’s word choice. INFORMATIVE:objective, confident, sincere, didactic, matter of fact, straightforward, serious. IRONIC/ HUMOR: playful, witty, humorous, sarcastic, flippant, cynical, mocking, biting. LOVE:affection, cherish, fondness, admiration, tenderness, sentimental, romantic, sympathy. JOY:exaltation, zeal, fervor, elation, jubilant, lighthearted. HAPPINESS:glad, pleased, merry, glee, delight, cheerful, mirth, relish, bliss. CALM:serene, tranquil, placid, content, HOPE:expectant, anticipate, trust, optimistic, confident. SADNESS:somber, solemn, melancholy, sorrow, despair, regret, dark, gloomy, grave, grief, sullen, remorse, forlorn, distress, agony, anguish, depression, misery, empty, pity, lugubrious. ANGER:enraged, rage, outrage, irritation, indignant, incensed, bitter, irate, wrath, hostility, miffed, frustration, exasperation, aggravation. HATE:vengeance, detest, animosity, malice, loathing, despise, scorn, jealousy, resentment. ||
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 * Tone || The author’s attitude.