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Mood and Tone

The document explains the concepts of tone and mood in literature, highlighting their importance in understanding an author's message. Tone reflects the author's attitude towards the audience or subject, while mood is the feeling experienced by the reader. It also clarifies that tone and mood are distinct, providing examples to illustrate the differences.

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Mood and Tone

The document explains the concepts of tone and mood in literature, highlighting their importance in understanding an author's message. Tone reflects the author's attitude towards the audience or subject, while mood is the feeling experienced by the reader. It also clarifies that tone and mood are distinct, providing examples to illustrate the differences.

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Tone and mood are literary elements


integrated into literary works but can also be
included into any piece of writing.
Identifying the tone and mood in literature is
very important to truly understanding what
an author is trying to say and can be helpful
in helping to discern the theme and author’s
style. Students often mix up the two terms
and can become confused.
TONE

Tone is the AUTHOR’S attitude towards
the audience, the subject, or the character.

*Tone is shown through


Dialogue - talking
Descriptions – author’s diction [word
choice]
Words that describe
TONE

 Amused  Informal  Playful
 Angry  Ironic  Pompous
 Cheerful  Light  Sad
 Critical  Matter-of-fact  Serious
 Clear  Mocking  Sincere
 Formal  Resigned  Suspicious
 Gloomy  Optimistic  Quizzical
 Humorous  Pessimistic  Witty
MOOD “Is yoo”

*Mood is the feeling the reader gets
from a story.

*Mood is shown through


Setting
Atmosphere
Words to describe
MOOD

 Light-hearted  Welcoming  Suspenseful
 Playful  Liberating  Foreboding
 Tender  Tense  Painful
 Warm  Gloomy  Threatening
 Hopeful  Violent  Terrifying
 Peaceful  Pessimistic  Lonely
 Idyllic  Cold
 Joyous  Confining
 Inclusive  Haunting
TONE IS NOT MOOD

Tone The tone could be
serious but the
mood could be
ridiculous.

Mood
TONE IS NOT MOOD

 FOR EXAMPLE:

He approached the task with sheer


determination. He had studied his plans
carefully, spent hours preparing and was sure
of his approach. The hours he spent
practicing were grueling and exhausting but
he was ready. This was the year he would win
the pie eating contest at school.
TONE

 FOR EXAMPLE:

He approached the task with sheer determination. He had


studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and
was sure of his approach. The hours he spent practicing
were grueling and exhausting but he was ready. This
was the year he would win the pie eating contest at
school.
According to the author’s descriptions, what is the
tone?
Serious, Intense, Formal, Focused
MOOD

 FOR EXAMPLE:

He approached the task with sheer determination. He had


studied his plans carefully, spent hours preparing and was
sure of his approach. The hours he spent practicing were
grueling and exhausting but he was ready. This was the
year he would win the pie eating contest at school.

According to the setting, what is the mood?


Playful, informal, silly, exciting

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