Read this passage from Through the Looking-Glass by
How do the underlined words affect the tone of the
Lewis Carroll.
passage?
don't know what you mean by *glory," Alice said
O They give the passage a neutral tone.
Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course
you don't- till I tell you. meant there's a nice knock-
® They give the passage a positive tone.
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down argument for you!"
They give the passage a negative tone.
"But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down
They give the passage a humorous tone.
argument, Alice objected.
"When / use a word." Humpty Dumpty said in rather a
scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean.
neither more nor less.'
