Tone

Question 1

What is tone?

Answer 1

The ATTITUDE a writer takes toward their SUBJECT and their AUDIENCE
Tone is described using adjectives

Question 2

How do you identify the tone of a passage?

Answer 2

What is the subject of the passage
Who is the passage directed to i.e. Who is the audience
What is the diction of the passage
What is the connotation of key words in the passage
What detail is included
What images (figures of speech) are used: positive/negative
What feelings does the author want to generate

Question 3

What is diction?

Answer 3

What-how words are used
Are there any unusual or emotive words used
Is it formal or informal

Question 4

What is connotation?

Answer 4

The hidden meaning of a word

An association of a word

Question 5

What are details that influence tone?

Answer 5

Information that appeals to the senses