Word: tone
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...description of a sleigh-ride, for instance, than to a poem on a serious and dignified subject. "English Light Verse of the Nineteenth Century," by H. L. Warner, is the longest article in the number. The writer begins by defining "light verse" as verse "pitched in a tone the reverse of the grand or heroic, a tone which is shattered if passion rise, or ideas soar, or the somberness becomes oppressive." With this definition in view he traces the history of development of light verse from Elizbethan times to the present, reviewing the work of the men who have been...
...striking feature of the current issue of the Advocate is the very creditable technique and tone of the verse. The stories, on the other hand, are in general vague and much longer than the plots themselves would warrant...
...enough to exert a strong influence in the community about it. The circulation of books is the least part of the scheme of the Reading Room; only by the indirect influence of men exerted through personal touch with children in the clubs can the organization help to uplift the tone and character of the neighborhood...
...February number of the Illustrated Magazine contains certain articles which, if properly treated, might have been made very interesting. Such for instance is one by G. P. Ferrell, "Over to Herbie's." From title to finish, however, the style is colloquial and the tone is cheap. The subject is certainly one of interest, but it is so treated that it leaves an impression of disappointment...
...reading matter, the Faculty and especially the English Department figure rather prominently had has supplied a generous share of material for the paper. "The Origin of a Valentines Day" sounds a little like forced work. Poems to "divinities" of Cambridge restaurants might be left out without hurting the tone of the Lampoon...