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MOOD

Frankenstein

What’s the Difference

Between Mood and Tone?

ToneTone:

“…Tone is thus a critical concept which implies that literature is like speech, requiring a speaker and a listener, tone being the attitude adopted by the speaker to the listener---the author’s attitude toward the work, events, characters, or the reader/audience --, gathered and understood from the kind of syntax and vocabulary used. For the full understanding of a work it is essential to recognize its tone or range of tones, however difficult that may be, especially for non-native speakers of English

Adjectives to Describe

Formal, informal, serious, humorous, amused, angry, playful, neutral, satirical, gloomy, conciliatory, sad, resigned, cheerful, ironic, clear, suspicious, witty…

MoodMood

Shown through setting, atmosphere

“Mood, a term used synonymously with atmosphere to indicate in a literary work the prevailing feeling or frame of mind, especially at the start of a play, poem, or novel, creating a sense of expectation abouy what is to follow”

Adjectives to Describe

Fictional, imaginary, fanciful, idealistic, romantic, realistic, optimistic, gloomy, mournful, sorrowful…

MOOD IS NOT TONEThe tone could be

serious but the mood could be

ridiculous.

Tips for Finding MoodFind vivid words and imagery in the text (adjectives are particularly helpful)

When answering questions on a test/quiz:

Go through the answer choices and mark positive feelings with a plus sign, and negative feelings with a minus sign.

Reread the passage. If you've read the passage carefully, you should get a clear negative or positive you've narrowed your odds of getting this question right. Even if you have to guess here, you've increased your chances of being successful.

EXAMPLES

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The door swings open to reveal all of my family members standing around the Christmas tree. The lights are twinkling and the fireplace is roaring with a warm fire. Everyone is singing Christmas carols as the snow falls quietly outside the window.

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The door swings open to reveal my family membersthe twinkling and the fireplace is roaring with a warm fireChristmas carols as the quietly outside the window

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The door swings open to reveal a Christmas tree, alone in the middle of the room, sparkling with hundreds of lights. Silence greets me as I glance around the room. The fireplace is empty and the snow storm howls outside the window. My family has gone and I am left alone with my thoughts.

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The door swings open to reveal a Christmas tree, the roomlights. around the room. empty and the snow storm howls outside the windowand

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The The author’s

We’re Special Olympics annual fund drivekindand we’d like to ask for your help again, as we send our athletes with special needs to compete at the national level. and return it in the enclosed envelope with your donation. It will make a child’

The The

The gym of the high school was brightly decorated. The red and white streamers covered the walls and heart shapes were scattered all over the floor. Red glitter was thrown on all the tables and love songs were playing in the background. The Valentine’s dance was about to begin.

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The decoratedstreamersshapes were scattered all over the floortables the backgroundwas about to begin.

The The author’s

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The PROFESSIONAL

The author’s

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The The

The night it happened was one we will never forget. The wind was screeching outside as rain pounded against the window. We had lost electricity hours ago and had nothing but candles to light the house. The battery powered radio we had was broadcasting a warning to lock your doors and stay inside; there was a killer on the loose.

The SUSPENSEFUL

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The night it happened was one we will never forget. The rain pounded against the windowlost electricity hours but candles to light the housepowered warning inside

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Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Galesburg, Illinois. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s eleventh fish, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola through the fishbowl sitting on the counter. The smell of her mother’vanilla candles comforted her aching heart.

The BROKEN

The author’s

Lola sat on the it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Galesburg, Illinois. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s eleventh fish, sympatheticallysitting on the counter. The smell of her mother’s vanilla candles

The The

Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in her mother’s small, quiet apartment in Galesburg, Illinois. The familiar walls were covered in rose pink wallpaper. Goldie, her mother’s eleventh fish, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola through the fishbowl sitting on the counter. The smell of her mother’vanilla candles comforted her aching heart.

The The

Lola sat on the old, lumpy couch crying. She could let it all out here, alone in apartment in Galesburg, Illinoiswalls were covered in rose pink wallpaperher mother’s eleventh fish, seemed to stare sympathetically at Lola through the fishbowl sitting on the counter. vanilla candles

The The

“Would you be so kind as to help me with my groceries?” asked the elderly woman.

“Not a problem ma’am,” replied the young man, “I would be happy to help.”

The The

“Would you be my groceries?” asked the elderly woman.

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