TONE!

Front

Cynical

Back

Questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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Caustic

Back

Intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Accusatory

Back

Charging of wrongdoing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Sanguineous

Back

Optimistic, cheerful.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

Forthright

Back

Directly frank without hesitation.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Tone

Back

The attitude or emotional quality expressed in a piece of writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

Irony

Back

A contrast between expectation and reality, often highlighting a discrepancy.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

Sarcasm

Back

The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Mood

Back

The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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Diction

Back

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D