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Tone Words & Voice
1st 10 Tone Words
Question | Answer |
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accusatory | charging with wrong doing |
aloof | not emotionally involved; distant |
ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
apathetic | uncaring; indifferent due to lack of energy or concern |
audacious | recklessly bold or contemptuous |
awe | solemn wonder |
belligerent | hostile or combative |
bitter | exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief |
callous | uncaring, unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others |
caustic | intense use of sarcasm; stinging; biting |
diction | (word choice) is the foundation of voice and contributes to all of its elements |
detail | (facts, observations, and incidents) is used to develop a topic, shaping, and seasoning voice |
imagery | (verbal representation of sense experience) brings the immediacy of sensory experience to writing and gives voice a distinctive quality |
syntax | (grammatical sentence structure) controls verbal pacing and focus |
tone | (expression of attitude) gives voice its distinctive personality |
semicolon | gives equal weight to two or more independent clauses in a sentence |
colon | directs reader's attention to the words that follow; also used in between independent clauses if the second summarizes or explains the first; emphasizes words that follow it |
dash | marks the sudden change in thought or tone, sets off a brief summary, or sets off a parenthetical part of the sentence; often conveys a casual tone |