Mood Tone

Holding on to the doorknob, I pulled myself to my feet. The lock didn't budge. I kick and pound and yell. The white door is smudged with rusty fingerprints. I cry and scream until I'm sick. - What is the MOOD of this passage?

• angry

• panicked

• hopeful

Tone

• How the author feels; an attitude of a writer toward a subject

• How the reader feels; the reactions and emotions that a work of literature produces in a reader through words and descriptions

Mood

• How the author feels; an attitude of a writer toward a subject

• How the reader feels; the reactions and emotions that a work of literature produces in a reader through words and descriptions

Why do MOOD and TONE matter?

• They help you understand the emotions of the text.

• They don't.

• They are the same, so they don't matter.

• They help you guess what might be happening.

Mood is...

• the feeling YOU, the reader, gets from the text.

• the feeling the AUTHOR was trying to show.

Tone is...

• the feeling YOU, the reader, gets from the text.

• the feeling the AUTHOR was trying to show.

Which MOOD best fits this photo?

• anxious

• sad

• relaxed

• indifferent

What kind of TONE is the author using here?

• excited

• hesitant

• scared

• angry

What kind of TONE is the author using here?

• irritated

• excited

• underwhelmed

• sarcastic

MOOD is important because...

• it is the author telling you how to feel.

• it shows the tone.

• it helps YOU get involved in the story and feel the emotions of the story.