Tone: - the emotional meaning of the words - in spoken language tone indicated by inflection of the voice - the emotional meaning will vary greatly from jubilant to depressed
Tone can be determined by three factors: 1) the authors attitude toward their subject 2) the devices used to create mood/tone this can happen with imagery, symbolism, alliteration 3) The musical quality in the language - the sounds of the words, their arrangement and sequence.