TONE vs MOOD What they are and how

TONE vs MOOD What they are and how you can tell the difference.

• Tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject (his characters, the situation) and/or the audience. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details. What is TONE?

Amused Angry Cheerful Horror Clear Formal Gloomy Humorous Informal Ironic Light Matter-of-fact Resigned Optimistic Words That Describe Tone Pessimistic Playful Pompous Sad Serious Suspicious Witty

"It was a dark and stormy night" sets a scary, uneasy tone. "The sun was shining brightly on the meadow" sets a happy tone. Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss would have a happy tone. Scarlett Letter would have a sad tone. Nancy Drew would have a suspenseful tone. Examples of TONE

• Multiple Voices "The personality I am expressing in this written sentence is not the same as the one I orally express to my threeyear-old who at this moment is bent on climbing onto my typewriter. For each of these two situations, I choose a different 'voice, ' a different mask, in order to accomplish what I want accomplished. " (Walker Gibson, The Limits of Language. Hill and Wang, 1966) • Voice is TONE

• "Just as you dress differently on different occasions, as a writer you assume different voices in different situations. If you're writing an essay about a personal experience, you may work hard to create a strong personal voice in your essay. . If you're writing a report or essay exam, you will adopt a more formal, public tone. Whatever the situation, the choice you make as you write and revise. . . will determine how readers interpret and respond to your presence. " (Lisa Ede, Work in Progress: A Guide to Writing and Revising. St. Martin's Press, 1989) • Voice is TONE

• 1. What is the subject of the piece? • 2. What clues tell the reader the author’s attitude toward the subject? • What is the tone? Questions to ask of Tone

• Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation. What is MOOD?

Fanciful Frightening Romantic Gloomy Sorrowful Violent Heartbroken Melancholy Mysterious Hopeful Sentimental Joyful Tense Painful Cheerful Frustrating Playful Happy Suspenseful Words That Describe Mood

Length of sentences Words that are chosen Punctuation used Sound of words How does a writer create mood?

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Mary Poppins as a horror film: Scary Mary http: //www. bing. com/videos/search? q=scary+mary+poppins&qpvt=scary+mary+poppins&FORM=VDRE#view=detail &mid=5966070235 F 9 A 2 B 1 FAC 6 Dumb and Dumber was turned into a horror film, Lurk and Lurker: Dumb and Dumber (Horror) http: //www. bing. com/videos/search? q=lurk+and+lurker&qs=AS&sk=&FORM=QBVR&pq=lurk%20 and%20 lurker&sc=115&sp=1&qs=AS&sk=#view=detail&mid=1 E 0 C 3 F 7 B 47 C 8748 ADF 11 The Shining was transformed from horror film into a feelgood romantic comedy: The Shining (Feel-Good/Romantic Comedy) http: //www. bing. com/videos/search? q=The+Shining+Happy+Trailer&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&mid=E 838556 F B 8 A 670301 E 45 E 838556 FB 8 A 670301 E 45 Select a movie & change the mood

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