Answer to Question #115003 in English for Felicia Ngubandze

Question

1. Define the following terms: register, tone, theme, setting and context. Provide examples
to support your answer.

Answer 1

Register - the way a speaker uses the language. Example: a formal register – “It is an honor to meet you”.

Tone – author’s attitude towards a subject. Example: “The author of the book sounds sympathetic”.

Theme - the main idea of the story. Example: Courage and heroism.

Setting - the time and place of the story. Example: geographical location such as mountains.

Context - circumstances forming a background of an event. Example: a story takes place during the Civil War.