Intro to tone
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The document discusses tone in writing and how it is inferred from various elements of a text such as word choice, sound, imagery, connotation, and historical references. It notes that tone conveys the attitude of the speaker towards the reader, theme, or subject. Common tone descriptors are provided such as friendly, belligerent, condescending, respectful, cocky, humble, sad, and glad. Tone is similar to facial expressions or the sound of a voice that convey feelings and attitudes.
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Intro to tone
- 1. What do we mean by Tone? #hollaifyouhearme
- 2. Attitude? or not? ...how the speaker feels about the reader ...how the speaker feels about himself Whatever suggestions in the poem make an attitude clear to us: word choice sound image connotation general/historical reference
- 3. Conveyance? What attitude is the speaker taking toward his/her theme or subject? What do I mean when I say “what is the tone?”
- 4. tone descriptors We infer tone from evidence such as facial expression or sound of a voice Friendly Belligerent Condescending Respectful cocky humble sad glad
- 5. Woman, without her, man has no power. Woman without her man, has no power.