DIRECTIONS: Our class test requires you to have memorized the definitions and notes on this page. Pay close attention to those with subtle similarities and differences. Practice utilizing adjective and adverb forms of each word. For example:> adjective: Leo uses a mocking tone when he describes Mrs. Bilse as a literary genius.> adverb: Leo mockingly describes Mrs. Bilse as a literary genius.
RHETORIC REVIEW: Tone is more than merely an author's attitude; it includes the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude.Tone is an integral part of a work's meaning because it controls your response. To misinterpret tone is to misinterpret meaning. In order to recognize tonal shift and to interpret complexities of tone, you must be able to make inferences based on an active reading of the work. The writer's tone is revealed through organization, choice of detail, and sentence structure, and, most saliently, diction.
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