Tone
Example:
The following is a sketch by Kay Boyle written in response to a newspaper headline which read: "Deserted Wife Tells Court of Hardships Endured on Pittance of $1,000 a Month." As you read it, decide how the author feels about the subject.
"I'm a poor woman now," said Mrs. Liggett, taking the stand with her lipstick putting in a word for itself every now and then. "I can't entertain any more the way I used to, I can't have a box at the opera. I can't go to a play every week the way I once did. I can't pay two hundred dollars for a dress. I can't even go to church," said Mrs. Liggett. "I can't afford to pay for a sitting as I've always done."
"I'm a poor woman now," said Mrs. Liggett, taking the stand with her lipstick putting in a word for itself every now and then. "I can't entertain any more the way I used to, I can't have a box at the opera. I can't go to a play every week the way I once did. I can't pay two hundred dollars for a dress. I can't even go to church," said Mrs. Liggett. "I can't afford to pay for a sitting as I've always done."
Terms to know:
Tone
Mood
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Mood
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony