Alternatives for "tone"?

[dekoyl]

I feel as if I'm using the word "tone" too much in my language analysis pieces.
Would anyone like to contribute to a list of alternatives that one may use?

For me, besides tone is: approach. eg. "The writer's scathing approach.." Hopefully that's okay. =\

[danieltennis]

hmm

intonation
tone of voice
accentuation
mood
mode of expression

hope that helps 

[costargh]

You really are only required to mention the word 'tone' once or twice in the introduction (usually once is alright) so you should never really feel that you've overused it!!! LOL

If you want to describe a change in the tone during the article (which is an imporant point to pick up on when reading an article!!!) then use the term 'tonal shift' if you can. It sounds good lol

The reason why I'd always suggest you stick to using the word tone is that in an exam you dont want the assessor skimming over your essay at 2am in the morning and thinking you haven't identified the tone of the piece. By using the word tone, the immediately see you have identified it.

[TrueTears]

yeah basically what costargh said, our teacher said you should use the word tone instead of other words so its easier for the examiners to identify it.