Unit 5: Tone & Mood Vocab Words

Front

Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

Back

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

Front

Mood is

Back

how the reader feels about the text.

Front

Tone/mood: empathetic

Back

Feeling another's pain as one's own.

Front

A tone or mood word that refers to seeing the worst aspect of things or believing the worst will happen.

Back

pessimistic

Front

A tone or mood word that refers to longing for the past.

Back

nostalgic

Front

Odd, fancy, playful traits/ideas

Back

whimsical

Front

Tone or mood word meaning satisfied; peacefully pleased.

Back

content

Front

Kindly, charitable

Back

Benevolent

Front

Tone that is academic and studious

Back

scholarly

Front

Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

Back

objective