Answer to Question #121329 in English for Valentine

Question

Define the following terms, register, tone, theme, setting, context. Provide example 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.