TONE AND MOODLITERARY TERM REVIEW

WHAT IS MOOD IN LITERATURE?

MOOD• THE FEELING OR ATMOSPHERE THAT IS

CREATED BY A WORK• THE WAY A PIECE OF LITERATURE MAKES THE READER FEEL

• MOOD IS GENERALLY CREATED THROUGH SETTING AND DICTION

Your feelings as you read

WHAT IS TONE IN LITERATURE?HINT: THINK ABOUT TONE OF VOICE

TONE

• TONE IS THE AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS OR HER SUBJECT

• TONE IS DETERMINED THROUGH DICTION, SYNTAX (GRAMMATICAL ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS FOR EFFECT), IMAGERY, OR OTHER FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

TONE AND MOOD ARE FREQUENTLY CONFUSEDEVEN BY THE PROS

NOVELIST

Oops, what we really mean is mood

WHY AM I TELLING YOU THIS?

• SO, WHEN YOU’RE IN THE LIBRARY RECORDING “TONE” WORDS FOR YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU’RE REALLY WRITING DOWN ARE MOOD WORDS.

DIRECTIONS

• STOP AT SANTA ON THE BRIDGE FOR 5 MINUTES. • MAKE SURE YOU’RE A PART OF OUR CLASS PHOTO!

• BRING ALL YOUR STUFF WITH YOU.• GO TO THE LIBRARY FROM THE BRIDGE. MS. KNAZE

WILL GIVE DIRECTIONS ONCE YOU ARRIVE.