Tone and Mood Literary term Mood The emotional

Tone and Mood Literary term

Mood • The emotional effect that the text creates for the audience • Mood is developed through setting and theme

Positive mood words • Calm • Peaceful • Friendly • Enthusiastic • Cheerful • Loving

Negative mood words • Cold • Morose • Gloomy • Dangerous • Scary • Fearful

Example • “The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on. ”

Example • “Gimmerton chapel bells were still ringing; and the full, mellow flow of the beck in the valley came soothingly on the ear. It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf. ”

Example “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…”

Purpose • To evoke vibes and feelings in readers

Questions for mood • What is the mood? • How is the mood made effective?

Tone • Describes the attitude of the speaker, narrator or author etc. • Not the same as Mood

Tone words • Funny • Sarcastic • Sad • Pity • Bewildered • Angry

Example • “I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ”

Example • Father: “We are going on a vacation. ” • Son: “That’s great!!!”

Example • “You will get good grades like in the previous exams”

Example • “Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here? ”

Tone questions • What is the tone? (story, chapter, speech…. ) • How is the tone made effective?