Mengidentifikasi Tone dan Artinya dalam Sebuah Teks Berbahasa Inggris

Tone can change the meaning of what a person is saying. For example, tone can turn a
statement like, " You're a big help!" into a genuine compliment or a
cruel and sarcastic remark.
Tone is the attitude that an author takes toward the
audience, the subject, or the character. Tone is conveyed through the words used, punctuation and/or other things like the events surrounding a certain key moment or leading up to it.

Some common adjectives used to describe the tone of a story or text are:
Formal, informal, explanatory, serious, humorous, amused, angry, playful, neutral, satirical, gloomy, conciliatory, despairing, hopeful, sad, resigned, cheerful, ironic, clear, detailed, imploring, suspicious, witty…

There are generally two types of tone:

• Objective: The tone is impartial. It does not show feelings for or against the topic; quite often an objective tone is formal, uses higher-level words and avoids the usage of pronouns such as I and you. Textbooks are normally written in an objective tone because they are stating facts in a matter of fact way. 

• Subjective: The subjective tone is always personal, biased, emotional, and quite often informal. Most nonfiction novels are written in a subjective tone.