Parris asks Abigail about what had happened in the woods that night. He asks if there was witchcraft involved and if there was somebody naked dancing in the woods.
The attitude the author or narrator has toward the subject matter is known as the tone. Tone can also refer to the attitude towards the audience. A motif is a distinctive feature in a work. Language, in terms of literature, is a register or dialect of language used in the work. Theme is the central topic of the work.