1.2.6 - Tone
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Practice Questions
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What word explains the author's attitude in a text?
💡 Hint: It reflects how the author feels about the subject.
Name one factor that helps determine tone.
💡 Hint: Think about the words the author uses.
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What does tone refer to in literature?
💡 Hint: Think about whose feelings you are analyzing in a text.
True or False: Tone can only be positive.
💡 Hint: Consider different types of tone you’ve learned about.
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Analyze how changing the tone of a well-known passage would affect its interpretation. For example, what if 'The Road Not Taken' was written in a sarcastic tone?
💡 Hint: Think about how the tone alters the meaning of the choices presented.
Create a short dialogue between two characters with contrasting tones discussing the same event. What effects do those tones have on their perspectives?
💡 Hint: Consider how one might be serious and the other humorous.
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