Tone
Setting tone
Authors set a tone in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through words. The way a person feels about an idea, event, or another person can be quickly determined through facial expressions, gestures and in the tone of voice used. In literature an author sets the tone through words. The possible tones are as boundless as the number of possible emotions a human being can have. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setting_tone [Mar 2005]
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