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H English 10 TONE is the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. Tone is conveyed through a writer’s choice of words and details. As you read the following examples, identify “clues” that indicate the tone. You must annotate for the writer/speaker’s use of figurative language, diction, and syntax. “...the sheep bridge aspen grove was a secret place far from any road, a place only for me and my father. We visited it to perform the sacred rituals of fly fishing for the native redband trout and to drink from the spring in the grove using a rusty tin can hanging on a branch for that purpose.” Melvin R. Adams TONE_______________ “Today’s beauty ideal, strictly enforced by the media, is a person with the same level of body fat as a paper clip. Turn on your TV, and all you see are men and women who would rather have both eyeballs removed via corkscrew than eat a slice of pizza. These are genetic mutants: You can see their muscles, veins, and neck bones almost bursting through their fat-free skin. I don’t know who decided that the see-through look was attractive; I, personally, have never heard anybody express lust for anybody else’s internal organs. But we normal humans are constantly exposed to the zero-fat mutants in the media, and we naturally assume that we’re supposed to look like them. This, of course, is impossible. But we try. We diet constantly, especially young women, many of whom now start dieting while still in the womb.” Dave Berry TONE ________________ “No matter how much Aunt Petunia wailed that Dudley was big-boned and that his poundage was really puppy fat, and that he was a growing boy who needed plenty of food, the fact remained that the school outfitters didn’t stock knickerbockers big enough for him anymore. The school nurse had seen what Aunt Petunia’s eyes...simply refused to see: that far from needing extra nourishment, Dudley had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale.” J.K.Rowling TONE________________ “Halfway through shaving, it came-the word for a poem. I should have scribbled it on the mirror with a soapy finger, or shouted it to my wife in the kitchen, or muttered it to myself till it ran in my head like a tune. But now it’s gone.” Barriss Mills TONE__________________ “At length Frodo, groping along the left-hand wall, came suddenly to a void. Almost he fell sideways into the emptiness. Here was some opening in the rock far wider than any they had yet passed; and out of it came a reek so foul, and a sense of lurking malice so intense, that Frodo reeled.” J.R.R. Tolkien TONE____________________ SOME COMMON TONES TO DESCRIBE LITERATURE LOVE: affectionate, admiring, tender, sentimental, romantic, adoring, passionate, ecstatic, compassionate JOYFUL: zealous, fervent, elated, jubilant HAPPY: merry, gleeful, delighted, cheerful, mirthful, blissful CALM: serene, tranquil, placid, nostalgic SAD: solemn, melancholy, sorrowful, lamenting, despairing, regretful, dismal, gloomy, dejected, grave, morose, sullen, bleak, remorseful, disconsolate, agonized, depressed, miserable ANGRY: enraged, outraged, irritated, indignant, vexed, incensed, petulant, bitter, irate, furious, wrathful, rancorous, hostile, frustrated, exasperated, aggravated, futile HATEFUL: vengeful, malicious, piqued, loathesome, scornful, contemptuous, disdainful, jealous, repulsed, resentful, spiteful, disgusted FEARFUL: timid, apprehensive, anxious, horrified, dismayed, agitated, sinister, alarmed, uneasy, spooky, appalled, ominous IRONIC: playful, witty, humorous, sarcastic, caustic, flippant, cynical, mocking, icy, satiric LOGICAL: explanatory, instructive, puzzled, curious, pensive, thoughtful, preoccupied, candid, innocent, frank, sincere, questioning, uncertain, doubting, incredulous, critical, persuading, coaxing, pleading PLEASED: peaceful, satisfied, contented, happy, cheerful, pleasant, PAINFUL: worried, uneasy, troubled, disappointed, annoyed, bored, disgusted, miserable, cheerless, sulky, pathetic, tragic PASSIONATE: nervous, hysterical, impulsive, reckless, desperate, fierce, savage, insane CONTROLLED: calm, solemn, serious, serene, mild, gentle, nonchalant, cool, wary, cautious FRIENDLY: gracious, sympathetic, forgiving, pitying, indulgent, tolerant, soothing, approving, courteous, confiding HUMOROUS: comic, amused, playful, hilarious APATHY: dull, indifferent, resigned, defeated, hopeless, monotonous, sophisticated