Mood, Tone, Connotation and Denotation

Tone/Mood/

Theme/

Connotation/

Denotation

Review

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In your own words, describe TONE.

Tone

• Tone is the AUTHOR’S or NARRATOR’S attitude

  towards the audience, the subject, or characters.

  
  

• The tone influences the story’s mood /atmosphere.

• Tone = author's attitude

How to find tone

• Tone is not stated directly.

• You must read between

  the lines to see what the author’s or narrator’s

  attitude is on the subject.

• Tone can be revealed through:

  - Dialogue between characters

  - Descriptions

  - Author’s diction (word choice)

  - The themes that emerge

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What is MOOD?

MOOD

• Mood is the emotion that the READERS feel while reading about the subject.

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What is Author's

purpose?

Fill in the Blanks

is the dictionary definition or the literal meaning of a word.

Fill in the Blanks

is the feeling or "energy" behind a word.

Denotation

• DICTIONARY DEFINITION 

  EX: curious vs. nosy

  
  

  Both mean inquisitive according to the dictionary Definition

  One has a positive connotation and a negative connotation

Connotation

• The connotation is the “energy” or the TONE behind a word. 

  
  

  Looking at Curious and Nosy, which one has the positive connotation?

  
  

Subjective Language

Uses a lot of opinions and bias.

Objective Language

Based on FACTS, something that is measurable.

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In your own words, what is theme?