Flashcards
'Tone'
Cards in this deck (9)
- 1Tone.
- 2HumorousThe writer is being light-hearted in his/her treatment of a particular subject.
- 3Informal/chattyThis will sound like the writer is addressing the reader through the use of slang.
- 4Formal/seriousIs obviously used for a serious purpose.
- 5IronyIs where the writer says one thing but actually means the other.
- 6EmotiveWhen a writer wants to stir emotion such as shock, disgust or admiration.
- 7EffusiveThis is often an over enthusiastic tone.
- 8CriticalWhen the reader is challenging and specific view point.
- 9DisbeliefWhen the writer believes something is false, not true or not real.
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- National 5 English Flashcards on 'Tone', created by iona.brown on 26/04/2014.
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- iona.brown · Apr 2014
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