Free Flashcard From AP Lang & Comp: Discerning tone
Question:
Which of the following terms for tone apply to this quote? More than one may apply.
"That's the way we all begin," said Tom Platt. "The boys they make believe all the time till they've cheated 'emselves into bein' men, an' so till they die - pretendin' an' pretendin'."
(Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous)
bantering
colloquial
confident
detached
didactic
factual
informal
objective
restrained
scholarly
Answer:
colloquial, detached, informal