English Literature / Unit 2 ENL 0112 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Tone Words the Exam Uses
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The idea
Tone questions offer adjectives, so know them precisely. Ironic means saying the opposite of what is meant; elegiac, mournful; satiric, mocking to correct; nostalgic, longing for the past; reverent, worshipful; detached, emotionally distant; sardonic, bitterly mocking; and wistful, gently regretful. Wrong choices are often near-synonyms in a different strength.
In practice
Know the adjectives exactly.
Where people slip
Match the strength as well as the direction.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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