Mood & Tone Vocabulary

What is tone?

• The author's overall attitude towards a subject.

• How the author wants you to feel when reading

• When the author gives careful consideration to the setting.

• The emotional vibe of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is NOT a way an author creates tone?

• Word Choice

• Descriptions

• Language

• Font size

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is mood?

• The feelings or vibes brought out in the reader through an author's words and descriptions.

• The author's attitude towards a subject.

• The character traits of the protagonist and antagonist.

• The author's claim about a topic.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How is mood created (check all that apply)

• Setting

• Genre

• Tone

• Sentence Structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

“There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…” What is the mood of this selection from Wuthering Heights?

• peaceful

• Depressing

• Worried

• Foolish

Match the Tones

• negative

• Seriously? It happened again? That boy was never going to get his job right. Never!

• serious

• Susan looked at the dark, rainy skies and sighed. She then said, “What a beautiful day!” before running across the parking lot

• ironic

• The doctor looked in her eyes and nodded. Yes. They would have to perform surgery tomorrow.

• funny

• When the going gets tough, the tough get going. The coach knew his little group of misfits could win the championship with a little hard work.

• positive

• At the sight of the mouse, Camilla jumped up on the chair, spilling the paint all over Marco’s face!

Although mood and tone are ​ ​ (a)   ​ , they are ​ ​​ (b)   the same thing

• related
• NOT
• opposite
• synonyms
• situational