TDA Author's Craft and Style

Question 1

In a TDA response, analyzing an author's word choice (diction) primarily helps the reader understand what?

Accepted Answer

The author's purpose and tone

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The number of paragraphs in the passage

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The historical date of the text

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The length of the author's sentences

Question 2

Which literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Alliteration

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Hyperbole

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Simile

Question 3

When a TDA prompt asks you to analyze 'author's craft,' what should you focus on?

Accepted Answer

Specific techniques the author uses to convey meaning

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A summary of the plot or main events

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Your personal opinion about the topic

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Only the dialogue in the text

Question 4

What is the effect of using short, choppy sentences in a passage?

Accepted Answer

Creates urgency, tension, or abruptness

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Indicates the author is inexperienced

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Slows the reader down and adds detail

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Shows the author has a large vocabulary

Question 5

An author uses a metaphor comparing life to a roller coaster. In a TDA response, how should you analyze this?

Accepted Answer

Explain what the comparison suggests about life's highs and lows and how it supports the author's message

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Simply state that a metaphor was used without further explanation

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Rewrite the metaphor in your own words only

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Ignore it because it is figurative language, not factual

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'tone' in a written text?

Accepted Answer

The author's attitude toward the subject or audience

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The main character's feelings about events

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The setting and time period of the story

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The number of descriptive adjectives used