Tone Essay

Assignment:

Write an 800-1000 word essay which discusses the tone of “The Death of a Moth” by Virginia Woolf. What is the effect of the tone on the reader? How is the tone created? Topics to be considered are:  Diction, Imagery, Details, Figurative Language, and Syntax.  Identifying, evaluating, and analyzing the connections between these parts and the overall tone is paramount.

 

The essay should be double-spaced and submitted by email to patgar1@gpsk12.org.

Please have your name as part of the file name (For example, BillThompsonTone.doc).

 

Important dates:

Class time        Tuesday           10/1   Class time for reading of the text, annotation, and brainstorming.

Lab time          Thursday         10/3   Class time for drafting

Essay Due       Tuesday           10/8   (by 3:30 PM)