Analyzing Tone

Tone

The speaker's attitude and/or feelings toward the subject or audience as it is expressed throughout the text. It is communicated as an emotion word, and can be accentuated by a speaker's vocal intonation & body language. It is also set to be a means of accomplishing a rhetorical purpose.

It is communicated through connotative language and sentence structures that infuse their words with feelings, ideas, and/or associations that serve to persuade the audience by influencing their own feelings on the topic in question.

Denotation

The literal and/or 'dictionary' meaning/definition of a word.

Connotation

The idea/feeling that a word invokes along with its literal meaning.

Diction

The specific word choice used within a text that are shaped by how clear, concrete, and exact they are. It is never the entire sentence.

Syntax

All of the different sentence types, lengths, and structures within a text.

Imagery

Descriptive words and/or phrases that paint a sensory picture of a certain situation.

Detail

Facts revealed by the speaker that supports the attitude or imagery in their work.

Short Sentences

Can imply simplicity, urgency, or bluntness.

Long Sentences

Can emphasise the complexity of a situation or argument and imply sophistication and/or formality.

Positive Connotation

Utilizing words and phrases to create good feelings from the audience.

Negative Connotation

Utilizing words and phrases to create bad feelings from the audience.

Declarative Sentence

A sentence that makes a statement, clear point, and/or declaration.

Exclamatory Sentence

A sentence that conveys excitement or force.

Interrogative Sentence

A sentence that asks a certain question.

Imperative Sentence

A sentence that demands, requests, or commands someone to do something.