Group 2 – Writer’s Tone

Introduction: Explaining the definition of writer’s tone and its purpose.

Writer's Tone
-it refers to the author's attitude toward a certain topic. Through specific word choice,
the author reveals their feelings and opinions to the reader, conveying the author's
intentions behind the text.

Sample Text that identifies the writer's tone:

Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare

(Line 9-12)
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

(Stanza 2; Line 5-8)

And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum -
Kept beating - beating - till I thought
My mind was going numb -
"Hope" is the Thing with Feathers

(First stanza)
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

THE LAST LEAF

TONE : SADNESS

“Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia today in the hospital. He was ill only two days.
Someone found him on the morning of the first day, in his room. He was helpless with
pain.”

Tree
(Stanza 6; Line 1-2)
Poems are made by fools like
But only God can make a tree

The Raven

"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!"

"That I scarce was sure I heard you—here I opened wide the door;—Darkness there
and nothing more."
Discussing the writer’s tone used above the sample texts:

Out of all the sample text given in every slide, we can now identify how the author uses
specific words that can elaborate on what they want the readers to acknowledge in the
literature.

Affectionate Mood, Grief, Sorrowful, Lighthearted, Sad and Positive