ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The attitude a speaker or writer takes toward a subject, a character, or a reader is called?
A
Climax
B
Tone
C
Flashback
D
Foreshadowing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tone is the author’s attitude toward the topic. The author’s attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she selects. For example, textbooks are usually written with an objective tone which includes facts and reasonable explanations. The objective tone is matter-of-fact and neutral.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tone refers to the author’s attitude-how they feel about their subject and their readers. It expresses something of the author’s persona, the aspects of their personality they wish to show to their readers. For example, are they being funny or serious?

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Tone? “Tone in writing refers to the writer’s attitude toward the reader and the subject of the message.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tone in writing is the attitude your words employ. Just like tone of voice, tone in writing gives much more context beyond the words used. It can reveal intention or conceal it. As memoirist and writing coach Adair Lara says, “Tone is what the dog hears.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Tone identifies a speaker’s attitude toward a subject or another person. You may pick up a person’s tone of voice fairly easily in conversation.

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