Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.

"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "Tell me all" (103). What is the tone of the dialogue?

What is the tone of the following text? "I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).

"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106). What is the mood of the passage?

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?