Tone
Of Plymouth Plantation
by William Bradford

Of Plymouth Plantation: Tone 1 key example

Definition of Tone

The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical or mournful, praising or critical, and so on. For instance... read full definition
The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical or mournful, praising or critical... read full definition
The tone of a piece of writing is its general character or attitude, which might be cheerful or depressive, sarcastic or sincere, comical... read full definition
Book 2, Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis:

Bradford situates himself as a reliable narrator of the events affecting himself and his community. To achieve this goal in his writing, Bradford clearly works to strike an even, informative tone whilst relating the details of historical events to readers. For the most part, Bradford achieves his desired effect, though readers would be remiss to confuse an informative tone for objective, bias-free nonfiction.