LANGUAGE ANALYSIS - TONE Flashcards

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TONE: SENSATIONALISTIC

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  • In a way that is shocking or exciting
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TONE: ABSURD

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  • Stupid and unreasonable

- Silly in a humours way

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TONE: GRIM

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  • Worrying, without hope
  • Worried and serious or sad
  • Very unpleasant or ugly
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TONE: AGGRESSIVE

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  • Behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person
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TONE: FRANK

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  • Honest, sincere, and telling the truth even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable
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TONE: ACERBIC

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  • Used to describe something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel
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TONE: ACCUSATORY

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  • Suggesting that you think someone has done something bad
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TONE: OBJECTIVE

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  • Simply states FACTS

- Does not express feelings about a certain components.

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