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SOURCEBOOK ENTRY75 WORDS TO DESCRIBE TONE!

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

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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)

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TONE What techniques can an author use to develop tone?

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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.