Jago chapter 4

I like how the author explains the different elements of a story. I actually have never heard of the tone. That is probably wierd. When I read about the tone of a story I thought of The Great Gatsby and what the tone of the story is. With the examples given, ironic, nervous, excited, calm, detached, suspicious or wary. I came to the conclusion that I think the tone of the Great Gatsby is suspicious and ironic. Suspicious because the narrator, Nick, seems suspicious of everyone he talks about especially Gatsby. He pays great attention to the detail of all the characters. Ironic because you would think the rich man with the beautiful shirts would win the love of the spoiled and greedy woman. Also, you would not think that the rich man would be killed by the poor man. There are more example that could be given or debated. I like the part on literary devices and how important they are to a story or poem. On page 67 Jago says, "What students don't understand is that understanding how literary devices work gives readers power over text. The more clearly students understand how a writer works his magic in a line of poetry or prose, the better able they will be to analyze that line." The background is important, but students need to be able to relate the piece to their lives or at least to situations around them to understand what the writer is talking about.