Tone and Mood E YEARIAN Tone vs Mood

Tone and Mood E. YEARIAN

Tone vs. Mood Tone Mood �The general character �A literary element that or attitude of a piece of writing as told by the author. evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

Tone TONE, IN WRITTEN COMPOSITION, IS AN ATTITUDE OF A WRITER TOWARD A SUBJECT OR AN AUDIENCE. TONE IS GENERALLY CONVEYED THROUGH THE CHOICE OF WORDS, OR THE VIEWPOINT OF A WRITER ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT.

Tone (Cont’d) EVERY WRITTEN PIECE COMPRISES A CENTRAL THE ME OR SUBJECT MATTER. THE MANN ER IN WHICH A WRITER APPROACHES THIS THEME AND SUBJECT IS THE T ON E. THE TONE CAN BE FORMAL, INFORMAL, SERIOUS, COMIC, SARCASTIC, SAD, OR CHE ERFUL, OR IT MAY BE ANY OT HER E XISTING ATTITUDE. (VIA LITERARY DEVICES. NET)

Example Words Indicating Tone Positive Negative � Admiring � Antagonistic � Adoring � Apathetic � Confident � Bossy � Excited � Enraged � Expectant � Forceful � Funny � Happy � Hopeful � Tranquil � Furious � Insecure � Sinister � Tense

Example Words Indicating Tone Neutral �Direct �Impartial �Objective �Unambiguous �Understated

Tone Examples People get into a fight (Which one is positive, which is negative? ) �Everybody was kung-fu fighting. Those kicks were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing. �A brawl erupted Friday night during the Alton v. Riverview Gardens boys’ basketball game. Both benches were cleared when the fight started. The altercation spilled into the stands, where some parents also got involved.

�Everybody was kung-fu fighting. Positive What words made this excerpt have a positive tone? Those kicks were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing. �fast as lightning - Describes it in a way that sounds impressive �expert timing – Makes the combatants sound skilled

�A brawl erupted Friday night Negative What words made this excerpt have a positive tone? during the Alton v. Riverview Gardens boys’ basketball game. Both benches were cleared when the fight started. The altercation spilled into the stands, where some parents also got involved. �Erupted - Describes a violent behavior �altercation spilled – Seems reckless and out of control

Tone Examples Somebody starts a conversation (Which one is positive, which is negative? ) �He sidled up to her and meekly uttered the words happy birthday in her general direction. �He strode up to her in the hallway, leaned on the locker, and chimed in with the words, happy birthday!

�He strode up to her in the Positive What words made this excerpt have a positive tone? hallway, leaned on the locker, and chimed in with the words, happy birthday! �Strode - Describes walking in a confident manner �chimed in – Makes words seem light and musical

�He sidled up to her and meekly Negative What words made this excerpt have a positive tone? uttered the words happy birthday in her general direction. �Sidled - Describes walking in a sneaky way �meekly uttered – Words come out in a timid / unconfident way. �general direction – He isn’t speaking to her, but at her

�For example, in the following Tone Expanded There is more to tone than simply positive and negative (see slides 5 & 6). Different tones can reveal different character traits, personalities, and motivations within a story. video Bart (and later Nelson) are written to have aggressive, intimidating tones. Consider what gives them these tones. �https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=kg. TKXoxz 5 o. Q

�In this clip we see Will Smith use Tone Expanded There is more to tone than simply positive and negative (see slides 5 & 6). Different tones can reveal different character traits, personalities, and motivations within a story. a mix of tones to show his character’s anger, sadness, and confidence all to varying degrees. We see the tone change a couple of times throughout the clip. Why do you think this is? �https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=o. SKya. Xkz. Vvc

�In this clip there is a range of Tone Expanded There is more to tone than simply positive and negative (see slides 5 & 6). Different tones can reveal different character traits, personalities, and motivations within a story. tones. Adam Sandler’s character shows a range of tones in the scene from anger and rage, to embarrassment, to elation. The character Chubbs, on the other hand, has a more amiable, hopeful tone. Meanwhile, the fan has a dismissive tone. �https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=Vyyd. T 8 dy 3 Hs

Mood IN LITERATURE, MOOD IS A LITERARY ELEMENT THAT EVOKES CERTAIN FEELINGS OR VIBES IN READERS THROUGH WORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS. USUALLY, MOOD IS REFERRED TO AS THE ATMOSPHERE OF A LITERARY PIECE, AS IT CREATES AN EMOTIONAL SETTING THAT SURROUNDS THE READERS. MOOD IS DEVELOPED IN A LITERARY PIECE THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS, INCLUDING SETTING, THEME, TONE, AND DICTION. (VIA: LITERARY DEVICES. NET)

Mood Reason for mood Examples of moods �Sometimes storytellers �Calm need or want to evoke a certain feeling for their audience. They do that by using certain words, settings, or diction. �Determined �Enraged �Gloomy �Sympathetic �Somber �Threatened �Worried

Tone vs. Mood Tone Mood �Tone deals specifically �Mood deals specifically with the author’s feeling towards the subject. with how the audience is expected to feel about the subject. While the two can, and often do, overlap, they are both different literary devices.

Mood Expanded The following excerpt was written in a way to elicit a certain mood in its readers. What mood is it? Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor, ” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more. ” -Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven)

Mood Expanded This excerpt was written so as to elicit a feeling of dread or suspicion in the reader. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor, ” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more. ” -Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven) Look at the highlighted words and consider how they establish this feeling.

� Midnight dreary - The setting is established as Mood Expanded Let’s look at the highlighted words and phrases from the previous slide. � � � being in the middle of a bleak night, using words with negative connotations to set the reader’s mood immediately. Weak and weary – This phrase makes the reader imagine our protagonist in a vulnerable position. Quaint and curious – By making what he is reading odd or different, it allows him to further cast the scene in an uncertain light. Forgotten lore - Lore can often bring to mind ideas of supernatural concepts, leading us to imagine the worst as the noise at his door is introduced. Rapping / Tapping - By repeating this sound it allows for suspense to build and tension to mount. Nothing more – Ending a tense stanza with the words “nothing more” gives an allusion to potential death.

�Watch the following trailer for the Mood Example film Mrs. Doubtfire. Consider what the filmmaker does in order to elicit a given mood in the audience �https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=i 8 b. ONcsja. Vo

�What mood does this trailer elicit Mood Example Mrs. Doubtfire Trailer in the audience? How is it achieved? �It might make you hopeful or optimistic that the main character will get to keep his family. It might also make you sympathetic towards him. �Is there anything that could be done to change this mood? If so, what?

�To illustrate the way in which Mood Example Mrs. Doubtfire mood shift mood can change the way a story is perceived, consider the following trailer of Mrs. Doubtfire, paying attention to what has been changed to alter the mood. �https: //www. youtube. com/watch ? v=1 Ckv_Dz-Sio

�Was your perception of the two Mood Example Mrs. Doubtfire mood shift trailers the same? Probably not. What mood did the second trailer have? �It was much more ominous or suspenseful. It may have made you stressed for the safety of the children and their mother. �How was this effect achieved?

Tone and Mood Assignment �Your assignment: � 1. ) Find 5 paragraphs from short stories (it doesn’t matter what story as long as it’s school appropriate) and copy them down. For each one, underline or otherwise highlight every word or phrase that contributes to the mood or tone of the piece explain if each contributes to mood or tone, and then explain how they contribute to mood/tone. Each piece must be from a different work (don’t just pull 5 paragraphs from the same story).

Tone and Mood Assignment �Your assignment: � 2. ) Find two You. Tube videos (must be classroom appropriate) and describe their mood or tone. Explain, in a paragraph or two, how that tone or mood is achieved. � 3. ) Find two paragraphs from a piece of literature and provide the paragraphs in full. Then, rewrite each paragraph, switching out words as needed, to change the mood of each piece. Your goal is to change the mood and/or tone, NOT the meaning of the piece. Then explain what you changed and how you went about doing it.