Which question might you ask yourself if you are analyzing an author’s tone? a. does the writer use simile and metaphor to communicate his or her style? b. what vocabulary does the author use? c. does the writer use short or long sentences? d. what is the author’s attitude toward his or her subject?

D. what is the authors attitude towards his or her subject?

the attitude that an author communicates through writing is the tone.

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.

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