Tone and Mood Tone The attitude the author

Tone �The attitude the author seems to take toward his material, his audience, or

Mood �The prevailing mood or feeling of a literary work. �What the reader feels

Mary Poppins Original �Google original Mary Poppins trailer on You. Tube. �All links lead

Mary Poppins New �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 T 5_0 AG d. Fic (Mary

Denotation --Review �The literal or dictionary meaning of a word. �Ex. Snake = any

Connotation --Review �Implications or suggestions that are evoked by a word. �They may be

Diction �Diction = word choice �The words writers choose to use help the reader

Practice �Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow

Practice �Storming into the room, she dominated the vicinity with a murderous look on

In Partners -- Practice �Determine the tone of the sentence, and circle the key

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Tone and Mood

Tone �The attitude the author seems to take toward his material, his audience, or both. It is conveyed by changes in voice and manner, and the use of rhetorical devices. �Two authors can portray vastly different tones about similar subject matter. Ex. gentle, satiric, persuasive, critical, pleading, harsh, etc.

Mood �The prevailing mood or feeling of a literary work. �What the reader feels when reading.

Mary Poppins Original �Google original Mary Poppins trailer on You. Tube. �All links lead to the wrong version.

Mary Poppins New �http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 T 5_0 AG d. Fic (Mary Poppins Scary)

Denotation --Review �The literal or dictionary meaning of a word. �Ex. Snake = any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpents.

Connotation --Review �Implications or suggestions that are evoked by a word. �They may be highly individual word associations with powerful experiences, or more general, culturally conditioned associations. �Ex. You are such a snake. What is the implied meaning?

Diction �Diction = word choice �The words writers choose to use help the reader understand the author’s tone. �Often writers use words which have connotations.

Practice �Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans. �Which words help the reader establish tone? �What is the tone of this sentence? �What is the mood?

Practice �Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans.

Practice �Storming into the room, she dominated the vicinity with a murderous look on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans. �What is the tone of this re-written sentence?

In Partners -- Practice �Determine the tone of the sentence, and circle the key word(s) indicating that tone. �Re-write the sentence, changing the key words to create a different tone. �Identify the mood of the sentence.