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Tone matching for a specific author or piece
⁂auto-checked, 3 hours oldAauraNovice
The prompt
I want you to analyze the tone, diction, syntax, and rhythm of the sample text below, then write new content in that exact register, not a generic imitation.
Sample (this is the tone/voice to match):
sample_text
Before writing anything, list out in bullet points what makes this voice distinctive: sentence length pattern, punctuation habits, level of formality, what kind of words it avoids, how it handles humor or emotion, any recurring rhetorical moves (rhetorical questions, direct address, specific transition words).
Then write a new piece of approx_word_count words about this new topic: new_topic
Rules: don't just copy sentence structures 1:1, actually apply the underlying voice logic to new content. Don't use the sample's specific vocabulary/references if they were topic-specific; find the equivalent move for the new topic. After the piece, self-critique: rate how close you got on a 1-10 scale and name the one place your imitation slipped into your own default style.
Where it has been run
| Model | Version | People | Broke | Auto | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 3 hours ago |
Example output
Voice analysis: short declarative sentences broken by one long clause-heavy sentence every paragraph, frequent second-person address, dry understatement instead of exclamation, avoids adverbs almost entirely, uses concrete nouns over abstractions. New piece (280 words) on the assigned topic follows this pattern, opening with a two-word sentence, building to one long sentence with three subordinate clauses, then cutting back short. Self-critique: 7/10, the piece slips into my own more explanatory style in paragraph 3 where I over-explain a transition instead of trusting the reader the way the sample does.
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