Two Tone Paragraph Sample - Tangipahoa Parish School Board
Two Tone Paragraph
Below are two versions of the same paragraph. Each version is concerned with the same subject and is organized almost identically. However, the images and diction have drastically been altered from the first version to the second version. Consequently, the tone of each version is VERY different. Read each version of the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
This past weekend, I spent an afternoon at the beach. After securing a parking space, I effortlessly slid my toes through the warm, welcoming sand that gently embraced my bare feet. Once near the soothing ocean’s edge, I settled solidly into a secure spot. I rose and with the assistance of a friendly breeze spread my towel over the golden sand. When I calmly lay my body down, the breeze returned and brushed sand playfully over my face. I rose up on my elbows to free the sand of me, and the sun’s rays, like hot, soothing shower water flowed across my eyes. My eyes closed; I only felt the sun’s invigorating warmth massage my naked skin. From the water’s edge ballooned buoyant, beautiful sounds of a young lovers’ intimate conversation. As their loving talk turned ever sweeter, I slowly sank into slumber.
What is the tone?
What specific images/ words contribute to the tone?
This past weekend, I spent an afternoon at the beach. After battling for a parking space, I trudged through blistering hot sand that assaulted my bare feet. Once near the ocean’s edge, I collapsed into a sticky, exhausted heap. I gathered my strength, and I fought the wind to spread my towel over the scorching sand. When I managed to lay my body down, the petulant wind pushed sand into my ears and nose. I shot up on my elbows to shake the sand free, and the sun’s rays, like flaming swords gouged at my eyes. I was blind; I only felt the sun’s accosting heat prick and pinch at my naked skin. From the water’s edge came squeaky scraps of a young lovers’ high-pitched conversation. As their inane talk buzzed louder, I feverishly fled the scene.
What is the tone?
What specific images/ words contribute to the tone?
Now that you have successfully identified the tone of the two versions of the paragraph on the reverse side of this page, try to achieve a similar feat. Choose a subject/ experience, as I chose a visit to the beach, and write two versions of the same paragraph in which you describe that subject/ experience. Each version of the paragraph should have a very distinct tone. The tones achieved in each paragraph do not have to be exact opposites, but they should be drastically different.
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