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Running head: A ROCK TRYING TO BE A STONE

Tone is a Literary Element: A Ro! Trying to "e a Stone

Ey#ette A""ott

ENG125: Introduction to Literature (PTH1607C)

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A ROCK TRYING TO BE A STONEPrompt

Tone is a literary element that *oets and authors use to a++et a ertain mood, emotion, setting, and&or message

Thesis

-irst, it is easy to distinguish author.s tone in their /riting because the author uses /ords that let you !no/ their

mood

Restate thesis

At#oug# t#e tone o$ t#e aut#or "ee%" clear, t#eir goa i" to et &ou i%agine '#at t#e t#oug#t"

o$ t#e eoe are in t#e "tor& t#e t#ree o&" *idna a o& and treat #i% a" i$ #e 'a" a dog and

t#e& #a+e no regret", I t#in* t#at t#e aut#or-" tone %ade t#e cati+e" #ard and di"re"ect$u o$

t#e o&-" $eeing",

I a% 'riting aout t#e "tor&. A /oc* Tr&ing to e a tone (Tronco"o 1337),

 T#i" "tor& i" aout t#ree &oung o&" out in 4eico and t#e& 'ere ored one da& and decided to

ta*e a retarded *id na%ed C#u& #o"tage, T#e"e o&" 'ere not ro+o*ed or an&t#ing t#e& 'ere

 u"t &oung gang"ter" out to u& anot#er c#id, #ie t#e& #ad C#u& #o"tage t#e t#ree did a

"ort" o$ terrie t#ing" to #i% a" de"cried & t#e aut#or, In t#e "tor& t#ere re$erence" t#at %ade

t#e &oung o& "ee% i*e a dog '#en t#e aut#or "aid #e 8ied #i" eg",

 T#e $oo'ing ee%ent" t#at 'ere recogni9ed 'ere caco#on& and t#i" i" '#en t#e aut#or u"e"

'ord" t#at gi+e a #ar"# "ound and can create a di"turing at%o"#ere, An ea%e o$ t#i" t&e

o$ ee%ent i" '#en t#e &oung gang"ter "aid Araaaa&ia Araaaa&ia

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A ROCK TRYING TO BE A STONE

Con8ict i" anot#er de+ice u"ed to "#o' a roe% in a "tor&, T#e t&e o$

con8ict in t#i" "tor& "#o'" t#at t#e t#ree gu&" "tarted out a" a ran* ut

"oon eca%e a +er& ad cri%e,

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 ;ago C, (200<), Tone and %ood: =i""in- cou"in", Voices from the Middle, 11(2) 6>?65, /etrie+ed

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 O'Neill, Michael (2014). Gangs of Shadow . Arc Publications.Publication type: Books: authored ISS!ISB: "#$%

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