Read this sentence from Tuesday, April 11, 1944, in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Of course Henk and Miep were greeted
with shouts and tears. How do the words shouts and tears affect the tone of the passage? They hint at recklessness because the noise can lead to their discovery by burglars. They contribute to a tone of relief because the group is receiving their friends. They show anger because the group wants to blame someone for their fears. They reflect sadness at the fact that the intruders have been found too late to prevent the burglary.
When Oedipus' wife, Jocasta, tells the narrative of how King Laius was killed, Oedipus begins to think that he committed the crime. When Oedipus hears Jocasta's narrative and gets her replies to his queries regarding the murder, he realizes he's the one who did it.
