1.02 - Tone and Mood Review

Which adjectives best describes the tone of the following quote:

"I gasped for breath, and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly, more vehemently but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. Why WOULD they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men, but the noise steadily increased. O God! What COULD I do? I foamed -- I raved -- I swore!"

• Exciting, inspiring

• Upbeat, joyful

• Depressing, melancholy

• Intense, anxious

Which adjectives best describe the tone of the following quote:

"There was a steaming mist in all the hollows, and it had roamed in its forlornness up the hill, like an evil spirit, seeking rest and finding none. A clammy and intensely cold mist, it made its slow way through the air in ripples that visibly followed and overspread one another, as the waves of an unwholesome sea might do[....] The reek of the labouring horses steamed into it, as if they had made it all."

• Judgemental, angry

• Self-concious, worried

• Ominous, creepy

• Excited, anticipatory

Which adjectives best describe the tone of the following quote:

"It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference."

• Calm, peaceful

• Critical, cynical

• Upbeat, excited

• Angry, vengeful

Which adjective best describes the mood of the following quote:

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."

• Mysterious, thoughtful

• Cheerful, upbeat

• Mellow, chill

• Stressed, worried

Which adjective best describes the mood of the following quote:

"The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."

• Idyllic, harmonious

• Vengeful, outraged

• Gloomy, foreboding

• Heartbroken, hopeless

"I had heard of Miss Havisham up town — everybody for miles round had heard of Miss Havisham up town — as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers, and who led a life of seclusion."

Which words contribute to a bleak, paranoid mood in the quote? Check all that apply.

• immensely, large

• grim, seclusion

• barricaded, seclusion

• miles, heard

• dismal, robbers

"During the holidays, my mother's house glittered with decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited, listening to Christmas carols and even singing along sometimes. We would tease each other..."

Which words contribute to a jubilant, celebratory mood in the quote? Check all that apply.

• Glittered, hummed

• During, house

• Bright, warm, excited

• Listening, felt

• With, even