Subjective and Objective Tone

relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, and personal feelings

• tone

• objective

• subjective

• connotation

factual information and the absence of the author's opinion is called

• subjective

• bias

• rhetoric

• objective

Tone can be defined as

• the way a reader feels

• bias

• the writer's attitude toward the subject

• contrary evidence

Word choice can also help reveal an author's  __________, or attitude toward his or her subject and audience.

• connotations

• corrections

• dialogue

• tone

Which of the following passages has the most objective tone?

• I devoted three hours on Saturday to the masterpiece of a movie.

• The movie that I saw on Saturday was three hours of torture.

• On Saturday, I made a three-hour mistake: I saw the movie.

• I saw the movie on Saturday. It was three hours long.

writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

• tone

• persuasion

• expository

• organization

Which of the following could be considered an example of subjective writing?

• 3:30 PM

• 123 Elm Street Rome, GA 30161

• I see him standing there.

• She weighs a lot.

the attitude of a writer toward an audience or subject

• tone

• purpose

• interpretation

• idea

The speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject is the...

• tone

• irony

• mood

• setting

An idea that is based in opinion is...

• subjective

• objective

• positive

• neutral