Which description most clearly defines tone in literature?
a.
the opinions the writer expresses through characters and events
b. the way the author conveys themes to the audience through words
c. the attitude the writer has towards the audience and the subject
d. the emotional atmosphere created within a work of literature

C)

Explanation:

Trough the tone in literature, the writer can direct readers to a many points of view of a subject or other character in the literature work. It is very important for understand of a main theme in literature.

The tone that writer is using can be formal, informal, comic and more and by that the readers can get point of view, like for example, optimistic, critical, reverent, bitter, pesimistic and more. With tone, writer is approaching the idea of the work and the characters.

adverb is the answer i believe.