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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
Section 8
Explanation and Analysis:
The narrator’s tone in “The Blue Hotel” moves between both ironic and earnest. The following passage captures the ironic tone that the narrator uses when describing the townspeople’s thoughts on the gambler’s many victims:
Hearing at times in circuitous fashion of the despoilment of such a farmer, the important men of Romper invariably laughed in contempt of the victim, and if they thought of the wolf at all, it was with a kind of pride at the knowledge that he would never dare think of attacking their wisdom and courage.
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Section 9
Explanation and Analysis:
The narrator’s tone in “The Blue Hotel” moves between both ironic and earnest. The following passage captures the ironic tone that the narrator uses when describing the townspeople’s thoughts on the gambler’s many victims:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Hearing at times in circuitous fashion of the despoilment of such a farmer, the important men of Romper invariably laughed in contempt of the victim, and if they thought of the wolf at all, it was with a kind of pride at the knowledge that he would never dare think of attacking their wisdom and courage.
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