His tone was reflective and ideological rather than vicious or overwrought.
"Modest in tone, ironic, reflective, and utterly precise in its effects, this book is all of a piece," Rafferty wrote, "the proud result of a rigorous and exacting attention to standards — a novel that fulfills its author's intentions as flawlessly as a 'classic' short story from the college anthologies".
A journal is basically a day-to-day record of your activities, but it is different from a diary in that the focus of the writing is inward and the tone is reflective and musing.
For a more reflective tone and a close look at some special places in the world, Kenneth Steven's Stories for a Fragile Planet, a collection of stories from around the world the past and present, is thought-provoking and informative.
There's much to discuss around this story, which has a pleasingly reflective tone and a fine-tuned feeling that all is good in the world.
And, linked to that, do students who receive feedback comments, (1) tailored to their reflection levels, (2) formulated as questions to lift them to slightly higher reflection levels, and (3) formulated in a positive tone, improve their reflective writing?
And she adopted a much more reflective tone.
A more thoughtful, reflective tone prevailed, however, when the topic turned to the well-liked Collins.
The mayor, who spoke in a softer voice than usual, struck a somber and reflective tone.
The 1996 collection High Lonesome, whose reflective tone recalled Boomerang, was nominated for a Pulitzer prize.
