Analyzing word choice and authors purpose in short stories quiz question 6

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Which is the best definition of the word tone?

Options:

a. the reason an author writes a text

b. words that describe characters' emotions

c. vivid language that describes sensory experience

d. the narrator's attitude toward the subject matter and audience

d. the narrator's attitude toward the subject matter and audience

Explanation:

The English word "tone" used in literary works usually refers not to the pitch of expressions but to the narrator's attitude toward the subject matter and audience .

In a sense, it is used figuratively to explain how an author connects to the minds of his listeners and the subject.

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d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker