Asked by caleb

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What helps create the tone of a work of literature?

plot

facts

genre

word choice

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
word choice

Diction (specific words, connotations, imagery, sentence rhythm and punctuation) most directly creates tone. Plot or genre can influence tone, but the tone comes from how the author uses language to describe events and characters. Facts themselves are neutral.