He mutilated the dead child and buried it in the Evil Forest. He said this would make the ogbange think before it came back again. ... If it were discovered, then the child would not die. When Okagbue found Ezinma's iyi-uwa, the people knew Ezinma's troubles were over.
I would say true
Tone is a way the author or speaker shows their attitude towards the audience/reader. Right?
Well they also have to use diction and punctuation to get proper tone, so yeah I guess it's true.