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... attitude toward the subject dis- cussed . Tone determines just what that attitude will be . A writer's attitude toward what he discusses is not necessarily identical with the response he wants to produce in his readers . An advertising ...
... attitude toward the subject dis- cussed . Tone determines just what that attitude will be . A writer's attitude toward what he discusses is not necessarily identical with the response he wants to produce in his readers . An advertising ...
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... attitude toward the fact of death . Sleep is almost wholly favorable in its attitude ; it connotes relief from physical and mental pain , welcome oblivion . Grave has less of the warmth , the comfort , that sleep suggests . It implies ...
... attitude toward the fact of death . Sleep is almost wholly favorable in its attitude ; it connotes relief from physical and mental pain , welcome oblivion . Grave has less of the warmth , the comfort , that sleep suggests . It implies ...
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... attitude of the writer , or to the attitude he wishes the reader to have . 1. Her smile was silent as the smile on corpses three hours old . 2. [ The question : To whom did Shakespeare address his sonnets , and to what degree are they ...
... attitude of the writer , or to the attitude he wishes the reader to have . 1. Her smile was silent as the smile on corpses three hours old . 2. [ The question : To whom did Shakespeare address his sonnets , and to what degree are they ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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