Name:______________________ Date:_____________

Teacher: Raúl Figueroa

Lesson: Word Choice, Tone, and Meaning

Examples of Tone
Positive Neutral Negative
umorous cautios gloomy
affectionate contemplative hopeless
enthusiastic nostalgic agitated
amused reflective indifferent
eccstatic speculative desperate
cheerful intimate/personal sarcastic
hopeful formal/informal disapproving
polite solemn/seriours upset
thankful acadmic/scholarly violent/ hostile
happy objective bitter

Questions about Langston Hughes “Dream Variations:”

1. What is the overall tone(s) for the poem?
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2. Identify words that set the tone for the poem.
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3. Analyze the speaker’s connotations about day and night.
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4. What is the meaning of this poem?
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Review Question:
1. ________ is the literal meaning of a word, while _________ is the idea that a word
invokes additional to its literal meaning.
a. denotation, connotation c. connotation, denotation
b. tone, denotation d. connotation, tone