This presentation covers dialect, tone, and mood. This is the level 2 information.

1. Dialect, Tone, and Mood
Ms. Beaulieu
Hall Dale High School
English I
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2. Dialect, Tone, and Mood
Dialect: language specific to a specific region or social group
Tone: attitude or character of a piece of writing
Mood: a temporary state of mind or feeling
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3. Alliteration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed
syllables of an English phrase
Examples
Tommy toothache touched two thousand Twinkies to
torment Tommy’s teeth.
Soap, Socks, Sent
Purple possums pick pineapples.
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4. Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds to create rhyming within a phrase or
sentence
Examples
Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
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5. Onomatopoeia
words used to imitate natural sounds
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6. Formal & Informal Language
Formal Language: use with authorities (teachers, police,
judges, leaders, etc.)
Informal Language: use with friends
Examples
F: He is going to the dance tonight.
I: He’s goin’ to tha dance tonight.
F: Do you want to go to the park?
I: You want to go to the park?
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7. Domain Specific Language
Domain Specific Language = jargon
Example
When speaking about the Civil Rights Movement, you’d use
words like: discrimination, racism, equality, segregation.
When talking about computers you’d use words like: software,
modem, USB drive, hard drive.
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