SAT Verbal sections terms & vocabulary: Difference between revisions
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** "author's tone" or "passage's tone'" refers to the "feeling" or "atmosphere" of a passage | ** "author's tone" or "passage's tone'" refers to the "feeling" or "atmosphere" of a passage | ||
** different "tones" may include: | ** different "tones" may include: | ||
*** academic, authoritative, definitive | |||
*** character study, psychological | |||
*** detailed, descriptive | |||
*** informal, conversational | *** informal, conversational | ||
*** | *** journalistic, reporting | ||
*** light-hearted, amusing, cheerful | *** light-hearted, amusing, cheerful | ||
*** | *** narrative (story-telling) | ||
*** | *** satirical, comedic, ironic | ||
== Historical terms to know == | == Historical terms to know == | ||