Tone & Mood Vocabulary

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The way you feel or think about something

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attitude

Front

dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

Front

The way the reader feels when reading the text.

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mood

Front

the overall feeling of a place

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atmosphere

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not favoring any side/neither positive nor negative

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neutral

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Based on facts and not influenced by feelings

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Objective

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good

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positive

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The author's/writer's attitude toward the subject they are writing about.

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tone

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The ideas or feelings attached to a word (aka. the word's reputation)

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connotation

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not positive/not helpful

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negative