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Describing an Author’s Tone
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Tone The author’s attitude toward the topic
Words Details Will express the writer’s attitude
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Tone A writer can take two different perspectives about a subject:
Objective impartial matter-of-fact reasonable explanations Subjective feelings judgments personal experiences biased emotional
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Some Commonly Used Tone Words
These words can describe an author’s attitude/tone. Some Commonly Used Tone Words absurd silly, ridiculous comic humorous, funny cynical scornful, bitter righteous moral, guiltless tragic disastrous, calamitous loving compassionate, affectionate pathetic pitiful, useless, wretched earnest intense, a sincere state of mind mocking treating with contempt or ridicule
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Identifying the tone What attitude does the writer have towards the subject? Which words carry emotion? Which words are emphasized/repeated? How does it sound when read aloud? How does the setting reflect the tone? A creepy, isolated house may reflect a dark, mysterious tone
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Describing tone Remember to use adjectives when describing tone.
Remember that an author’s use of words is intentional. Think about how the words make you feel.
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