Mood and Tone CFA

"A dance was set for Saturday;

All my friends were going.

I had my ticket and my plans,

but I surely wasn't glowing.

My hair was long and straggly;

I wasn't looking good.

I needed some detangler-

I wasn't looking good. "

What is the TONE of the above passage?

• Serious

• Humorous

• Reflective

"Moonlight sparkled on

the crystalline grains of the desert sand.

The distant dunes

stood in stark relief against the stars.

The silence of the night

was oddly deafening.

Manu was used to the

symphony of city noises

that never seemed to cease.

Now he longed for the familiar sound

of a car driving by

or the comfort of a human voice."

What is the MOOD of this poem?

• Grave

• Joyous

• Lonely

• Busy

"Father Time, your footsteps go

Lightly as the falling snow.

In your swing I’m sitting, see!

Push me softly; one, two, three,

Twelve times only. Like a sheet

Spreads the snow beneath my feet.

Singing merrily, let me swing

Out of winter into spring!

Swing me out, and swing me in!

Trees are bare, but birds begin

Twittering to the peeping leaves

On the bough beneath the eaves.

Look! One lilac-bud I saw!

Icy hillsides feel the thaw;

April chased off March to-day;

Now I catch a glimpse of May

Oh, the smell of sprouting grass!

In a blur the violets pass;

Whispering from the wild-wood come

Mayflowers’ breath and insects’ hum;

Roses carpeting the ground;

Orioles warbling all around;

Swing me low, and swing me high,

To the warm clouds of July!

Slower now, for at my side

White pond-lilies open wide;

Underneath the pine’s tall spire

Cardinal-blossoms burn like fire;

They are gone; the golden-rod

Flashes from the dark green sod;

Crickets in the grass I hear;

Asters light the fading year."

How does the poem change from beginning to the end?

• from playful to uneasy

• from curious to indifferent

• from forceful to gentle

• from discontented to satisfied

"The cat steals fresh mutton just as the dog steals it, but, unlike the dog, she takes no delight in spoiled meat She is fastidiously clean—and in this respect she might well be imitated by many of her detractors. She washes her face, and in so doing foretells the weather is a bargain. You may please yourself by putting a ribbon around her neck, but never a collar; she has no true master.

In short, the cat is a dignified, proud, disdainful animal. She defies advances and tolerates no insults. She abandons the house in which she is not treated according to her merits. She is, in both origin and character, a true aristocrat, while the dog is and always will be a mere vulgar parvenu."

If the cat is an Aristocrat, which of the following does that mean?

• the cat was born into the upper class

• the cat has many close friends

• the cat comes from humble origins

"The cat steals fresh mutton just as the dog steals it, but, unlike the dog, she takes no delight in spoiled meat She is fastidiously clean—and in this respect she might well be imitated by many of her detractors. She washes her face, and in so doing foretells the weather is a bargain. You may please yourself by putting a ribbon around her neck, but never a collar; she has no true master.

In short, the cat is a dignified, proud, disdainful animal. She defies advances and tolerates no insults. She abandons the house in which she is not treated according to her merits. She is, in both origin and character, a true aristocrat, while the dog is and always will be a mere vulgar parvenu."

If the dog is a vulgar parvenu, which of the following does that mean?

• the dog was born into the upper class

• the dog has many close friends

• the dog comes from humble origins

Which is the author's attitude toward a subject?

• Mood

• Tone

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.6

True/False: Mood has to be inferred.

• False

• True

Which of the following is an example of a positive tone word?

• Clear

• Formal

• Sarcastic

• Confident

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

Which of the following is the overall feeling or emotion that the reader feels?

• Tone

• Mood

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CCSS.L.7.5D

When determining tone, which question do you ask yourself?

• "how does this make me feel?

• "what is the writer's attitude?"

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CCSS.L.7.5D