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Author's Tone and Attitude

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Author’s Tone and

Attitude
Muhammad Hafiz Adam
Author’s Tone and Attitude
 Tone adalah sikap seorang penulis terhadap subjek
bahasan pada tulisnya.
 Tone pada umumnya disampaikan penulis melalui pilihan-
pilihan kata atau sudut pandang penulis tentang topik
yang sedang dibahas dalam tulisannya.
 Setiap tulisan pasti memiliki pokok fikiran utama atau
subjek yang sedang dibahas oleh penulis. Cara penulis
melakukan pendekatan terhadap tema/subjek dari
tulisannya, inilah yang kemudaian disebut Tone, Attitude,
atau Mood penulis dalam sebuah text bahasa Inggris.
 Tone dalam sebuah tulisan bisa saja tergolong
dalam serious, comic, sarcastic, concerned, irony,
cynical  atau mungkin banyak lagi yang lainnya.
Types of Tone
Ada banyak jenis tone diantaranya:
 Positive
 Negative
 Formal
 Informal
 Humorous
 Serious
 And more…
Examples of Positive Tones
 Cheerful
 Positive
 Joyful
 Delightful
 Graceful
 Enticing
 Euphoric
Examples of Negative Tones
 Gloomy
 Depressing
 Nervous
 Aggressive
 Hostile
 Determined
 Annoyed
 Offended
 Pathetic
Sentence Example
 Perhatikan kalimat berikut

Danny failed his mathematics exam with a


pathetic score of 26%.

Kalimat di atas mengekspresikan negative


tone. Kata kuncinya adalah pathetic yang
menunjukkan negativitas.
Sentence Example
 Perhatikan kalimat berikut

Jessica had a wonderful holiday at the beaches


of Bali with her best mates.

Kalimat di atas mengekspresikan positive tone.


Kata kuncinya adalah wonderful yang
menunjukkan kepositifan.
Author’s Tone Exercise
 Cocokkan setiap tone dengan kalimat yang
sesuai benar.
1. The boy was making silly faces to make his
baby sister laugh. Calm

2. Sarah stomped her feet because the door Nervous


was locked, and she could not get in.
Excited
3. Tom heard dogs chasing him when he was
walking alone. Funny

4. My mom was listening to soft music and Angry


relaxing with her eyes closed

5. Tomorrow I am having a birthday party and


it will be so much fun!
Author’s Tone Exercise Answers
 Cocokkan setiap tone dengan kalimat yang
sesuai benar.
1. The boy was making silly faces to make his
baby sister laugh. Calm

2. Sarah stomped her feet because the door Nervous


was locked, and she could not get in.
Excited
3. Tom heard dogs chasing him when he was
walking alone. Funny

4. My mom was listening to soft music and Angry


relaxing with her eyes closed

5. Tomorrow I am having a birthday party and


it will be so much fun!
Thank you for your attention and
participation

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