Tone/Mood

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Tone can best be described as

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the author's attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about

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What's the "mood" of a story?

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Emotions audience feels from a given passage.

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The tone and mood of a text can be very different.

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true

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If an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone is described as: playful, objective, ironic, mysterious.

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objective

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What tone do the details of the poem "A Birthday" by Christine Rosetti convey?

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Happiness

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Which tone is represented in the following passage? Wow! With a top speed of 150 miles per hour, that car can almost fly!

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excited

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What is the tone of the following passage? The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it--hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled and rocketed out of the room Options: Scary, Sarcastic, Passionate, Humorous

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Humorous

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What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage? Lana was bursting with excitement. She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier. When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail. She took a deep breath and hands shaking, ripped open the envelope. Options: Funny, Persuasive, Anxious, Cheerful

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Anxious

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What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage? Just when I thought things could not get more ridiculous, Rebecca's little terrier, all dressed up in its knitted blue "winter outfit' poked its head out of the pink polka dot doggy tote. The outfit as an odd sweater and hood number. Perhaps Rebecca thought it flattered Fluffy's eyes. Fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing. Options: Bitter, Objective, Respectful, Humorous

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Humorous

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In what tone did the Gators' reply?

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Enthusiastic