Mood & Tone

Mood & Tone

Mrs. Costa & Miss Delles

Mood

• How the READER feels after reading the piece.

  “Mood, a term used synonymously with atmosphere to indicate in a literary work the prevailing feeling or frame of mind, especially at the start of a play, poem, or novel, creating a sense of expectation about what is to follow.” 

• Atmoshphere, state of mind

• Some adjectives to describe MOOD: Fictional, imaginary, fanciful, idealistic, romantic, realistic, optimistic, pessimistic, gloomy, mournful, sorrowful…

Tone

• “…tone being the attitude adopted by the speaker to the listener---the author’s attitude toward the work, events, characters, or the reader/audience --, gathered and understood from the kind of syntax and vocabulary used.

• What the AUTHOR is expressing

• Some adjectives to describe TONE: Formal, informal, serious, humorous, amused, angry, playful, neutral, satirical, gloomy, sad, resigned, cheerful, ironic, clear, detailed, imploring, suspicious, witty…

Multiple Choice

Mood expresses...

• the atmosphere of the scene/writing

• what/how the author feels about the writing/topic

Multiple Choice

Tone can be explained by saying...

• The author's...

• The reader feels...