Literary Elements: Tone and Mood

The tone in the quote is...

• melancholic

• depressing

• motivational

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The mood in this passage is...

"My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time."

• cheerful

• scary

• sad

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The words that determine the tone in this passage are...

"although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand

• experiment, science

• method, class

• dragged, slouched

• raising hand

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which tone would you use to write a letter to your grandmother?

• formal and serious

• serious and sad

• warm and heartfelt

• gloomy and pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Sammy couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the younger boy try to keep up with the rest of the team during practice. He didn’t realize he’d be in that situation himself soon enough. 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Jane heard a noise in the backyard. She switched on the light and peered out the window. There was nothing there, yet the sound grew louder, as though something was moving closer to her. She went to the back door and put her hand on the knob. She turned it slowly and pulled open the door. She heard the scratching sound again and looked down to see a small dog sitting at her feet. 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Christina stood on the bow of the boat, watching the sun sink over the horizon. She remembered the first time she’d been out on the bay. It was years ago, and she wasn’t an experienced boater. She recalled how she’d become seasick and how scared she was whenever they passed another boat. 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Lenny checked his watch. It was midnight and he was more than two hours late getting home. He circled the house, trying to see if any lights were on, indicating his parents might be up, waiting for him. Convinced they had gone to bed, Lenny slipped in the back door. Suddenly, he heard the creak of a foot on the stairs. Would his parents catch him? 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Krista coasted down the steep hill, her hands hovering on the brakes on her bicycle. She had heard that one or two kids had lost control of their bikes on this hill, and one ended up with a broken wrist when he jumped off before he coasted into traffic. 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Tyler walked onto the football field, thinking of the first day he’d attended practice. He remembered how nervous the coach made him, and how long the practice seemed to go on for – it must have been hours. Now, in his last year of middle school, Tyler looked forward to football practice and thought the coach was one of the nicest adults he’d ever met. 

• Foreshadowing
• Flashback
• Suspense
• Cliffhanger

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5