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 Tone Exercise #1b                            

 Rewrite the following sentence three times.  Each time you rewrite it, try to capture a different one of the following tones.  Make sure to label which tone you were going for.

Sentence to rewrite:  The boy’s face was red.

 

Possible tones:  whimsical, compassionate, approving  (different + tones)

       contemptuous, grim, suspicious  (different - tones)

 

Rewrite #1:

 

 

Attempted Tone #1:

 

Rewrite #2:

 

 

Attempted Tone #2:

 

Rewrite #3:

 

 

Attempted Tone #3: