SOURCEBOOK ENTRY75 WORDS TO DESCRIBE TONE!

In ten minutes list as many adjectives which could be used to describe tone as you can.

TONE WORDS By pairing up tone words you can

develop a more precise and nuanced analysis of a passage’s tone.

For Example“A conciliatory and apologetic tone” (adj,

adj)“A contemptuously critical tone” (abv,

adj)“A tone of restrained sorrow” (adj, noun)

TONE What techniques can an author use to develop tone?

SOURCEBOOK ENTRY Perform a close reading of the passage.

Develop a two description of the tone.

Compose a paragraph analyzing the technique the author uses to develop tone.