Tone
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
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Wuthering Heights: 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

Key Examples in Wuthering Heights

Tone
Explanation and Analysis:

Brontë uses multiple, overlapping narrators—chiefly Nelly and Lockwood—to convey different various attitudes about her characters, creating a tone that ranges from detached fascination (Lockwood) to maternal sympathy (Nelly).