But narrative tone is a different and affirmative matter.

Stavrogin's ear-biting and nose-pulling present two small samples of this all-important narrative tone.

Mr. Johnson's paintings capture the narrative tone beautifully.

He continued in a narrative tone of voice: "The Executive will agree that the first three years of our experience have been successful.

The narrative tone, though still first-person, is very much different from the first story.

The tinge of vengeance in the narrative tone makes you think she had more to overcome than she lets on.

The narrative tone here is flat and defensive, minimizing or deflecting emotion in the same way that cartoons do.

The narrative tone is at times ironic and the author uses unfussy language in telling the tale with economy.

After a while, the narrative tone begins to register as superior, almost smug.

All of it written in vigorous narrative tone and harmonious folk tongue.