Connotation, Denotation, Tone, and Mood

What is the "mood" of  a story?

• Emotions audience feels from a given passage.
• The time and place of the story.
• The summary of events of the story.
• The lesson the reader learns from the story.

What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 

• pleased
• angry
• happy
• suspicious

Which word accurately describes the son's tone in the following dialogue? 
Father: We are going to Disney World! 
Son: Yay!!!!

• irritated
• annoyed
• uninterested
• ecstatic

Today was Wendell's birthday. He barely slept last night. He jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to the smell of pancakes cooking.
What would Wendell's mood be on his birthday?

• Crazy
• Fearful
• Distant
• Excited

What is the tone of this image? 

• elated
• appreciative
• accusing
• conceited

Read the following poem, "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti and answer the question below.
My heart is like a singing bird   Whose nest is a weathered shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree  
Whose boughs are bent  with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell   That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea;
My heart is gladder than all these  
Because my love is come to me.
QUESTION: What mood do the details of the poem convey? (Look specifically at the three things the speaker compares her heart to.)

• Sorrow
• Happiness
• Excitement
• Nervousness

A tone or mood word that refers to a dark and serious feeling or sadness?

• Serene
• Sympathetic
• Somber
• Suspicious

A tone or mood word that refers to always seeing the good in every situation?

• Irritated 
• Somber
• Pessimistic
• Optimistic

A tone or mood word that refers to always seeing the bad in every situation?

• Optimistic 
• Pessimistic
• Serene
• Greedy

A tone or mood word that refers to a feeling of annoyance?

• Irritated
• Optimistic
• Somber
• Pessimistic