Which statement best defines 'tone'?

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Which statement best defines 'tone'?

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or the audience as expressed in the writing. It shapes the overall feeling you get from the passage and is created through word choice, imagery, figurative language, and sentence structure. The other aspects mentioned refer to different parts of a text: layout describes how the page is arranged, the plot’s climax is the story’s turning point, and the setting is the time and place of the action. None of those describe the author's stance or feeling toward the topic. Understanding tone helps you sense the writer’s perspective and how that perspective influences the way you should respond to the passage.

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or the audience as expressed in the writing. It shapes the overall feeling you get from the passage and is created through word choice, imagery, figurative language, and sentence structure. The other aspects mentioned refer to different parts of a text: layout describes how the page is arranged, the plot’s climax is the story’s turning point, and the setting is the time and place of the action. None of those describe the author's stance or feeling toward the topic. Understanding tone helps you sense the writer’s perspective and how that perspective influences the way you should respond to the passage.

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