Then all of a sudden there was a tremendous explosion of oaths and other noises—the chair and table went over in a lump, a clash
of steel followed, and then a cry of pain, and the next instant I saw Black Dog in full flight, and the captain hotly pursuing, both with drawn cutlasses, and the former streaming blood from the left shoulder. Just at the door the captain aimed at the fugitive one last tremendous cut, which would certainly have split him to the chine had it not been intercepted by our big signboard of Admiral Benbow. You may see the notch on the lower side of the frame to this day. —Treasure Island,
Robert Louis Stevenson
What tone should be used when reading this passage?
The passage exhibits great confusion, fear, trauma, anxiety, hurry and adrenaline rush. Such description or the narration style involves a frantic tone.
Frantic tone means a mode of expression that involves great confusion and excitement.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is an adventurous novel which involves thrilling plot and a lot of action. The narration is based upon the scene development which is fast paced. Thus, the story needs a frantic tone to narrate the incident so as to get more attention from the reader.
At the most basic level, the active voice emphasizes the person or agent who performs an action, in short, the “actor.” The passive voice emphasizes the recipient of the action or sometimes the action itself.
"Strike matches on rough surface found on the outside of the box. Do not touch flame, the head of the match, and please keep away from children"
Explanation:
The first two sentences feel like common sense, so I would not include them. The middle sentence is descriptive and I would keep it. The last three sentences can be combined to make the sentence less wordy and read easier. Hope that helps somewhat!
