Which term is defined as the author's attitude or feeling about a piece of writing?

Which term is defined as the author's attitude or feeling about a piece of writing?

• A. Synthesis
• B. Stanza
• C. Author's Tone
• D. Phonetically Regular

Answer: (C)

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or toward the audience, carried through the writing by word choice, sentence structure, imagery, and other stylistic choices. This attitude shapes how readers experience the text and understand the author's purpose—whether serious, playful, skeptical, hopeful, or critical. By paying attention to diction (formal vs. casual), the length and rhythm of sentences, and the imagery or figurative language used, you can infer the author’s stance and the mood they want to convey. This helps you see not just what is being said, but how it’s being presented and why. The other terms refer to different concepts: synthesis means combining ideas into a new whole, a stanza is a grouped set of lines in poetry, and phonetically regular describes predictable sound patterns.

Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or toward the audience, carried through the writing by word choice, sentence structure, imagery, and other stylistic choices. This attitude shapes how readers experience the text and understand the author's purpose—whether serious, playful, skeptical, hopeful, or critical. By paying attention to diction (formal vs. casual), the length and rhythm of sentences, and the imagery or figurative language used, you can infer the author’s stance and the mood they want to convey. This helps you see not just what is being said, but how it’s being presented and why. The other terms refer to different concepts: synthesis means combining ideas into a new whole, a stanza is a grouped set of lines in poetry, and phonetically regular describes predictable sound patterns.