Read the excerpt from "Madam and the Rent Man" by
Langston Hughes.
How does word choice...
Read the excerpt from "Madam and the Rent Man" by
Langston Hughes.
How does word choice shape the tone of this excerpt?
The rent man knocked.
He said, Howdy-do?
I said, What
Can I do for you?
He said, You know
Your rent is due.
The emotional words immediately instill tension.
The neutral words create a matter-of-fact attitude.
The angry, hostile words reflect the frustration of the
speaker.
The threatening words paint the rent man as an evil
figure.
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