Literary Elements: Dialect, Dialogue, Style, Tone, and Mood

Dialect: The version of a language spoken by people of a particular region or social group.
Dialogue: The conversation of two or more people as represented in writing.
- Sometimes referred to as "direct speech."
- Formatting rule: When a character speaks, his or her words must be put inside quotation marks.

Core Connection: Style, tone, and mood are each developed by the language choices made by the author.
Components of Language Choices: Language choices encompass various elements of writing, including:
- Words
- Phrases
- Sentences
- Paragraphs
- Layout
- Structure
Purpose: Authors make specific language choices when they want to create a text that will suit a particular audience and achieve a certain purpose.

Definition: How an author puts his or her thoughts in writing.
Methods of Achievement: Style is achieved through three key authorial choices:
- Diction: The author's choice of words.
- Syntax: The type of sentence structure used.
- Figurative Language: Encompasses the author's choices in structure, form, and language.
Common Varieties of Style:
- Formal, high, and grand
- Informal, middle, and mean
- Conversational, low, and plain

Definition: The overall feeling or effect created by the author's use of words.
Function: Tone is the way a story is delivered, especially if the writer is trying to provoke a reaction.
Creation: Tone is generally created by the author's diction (for example, specific words the author uses or repeats).

Definition: The feeling a piece of literature evokes in the reader.
Creation: Mood is often created by the language used to describe the setting and/or characters.