The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
by Stephen Crane

The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky: 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
Tone
Explanation and Analysis:

Throughout "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," the narrator maintains a light and evenhanded tone that occasionally verges on playful and ironic.