Tone, a term  borrowed  from acoustics  and  music,  refers  to the  qualities  of the language  a speaker  uses in social situations or in a poem, and it also refers to a speaker¡¯s intended effect. Tone is closely related  to style and diction; it is an effect of the  speaker¡¯s  expressions,  as if showing  a real  person¡¯s  feelings,  manner, and attitude or relationship to a listener and to the particular subject or situation. Thus, the speaker may use angry or mocking words, may address the listener  intimately or distantly, may sincerely confess or coolly observe, may paint a grand picture  or narrate a legend(462/794).