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Moodandtone
1.
2. MOOD is the atmosphere that evokes a
certain emotion or feeling from the
audience.
Ask yourself: What is the author trying to
communicate?
Example: Edgar Allen Poe writes moods
that tend to be gloomy, horrific, and
desperate.
3. Example of Mood
A feeling of love.
A feeling of doom.
A feeling of fear.
A feeling of pride.
An atmosphere of chaos.
An atmosphere of peace.
4. How to Achieve Mood and
Meaning
How to Achieve Mood and Meaning
You should be able to establish mood or
purpose by examining:
images, dialogue,
setting,
plot.
choice of words,
and the punctuation marks chosen.
6. "Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds,
which I should first break through, and pour a
torrent of light into our dark world." -Frankenstein
"Oh! No mortal could support the horror of that
countenance. A mummy again endued with
animation could not be so hideous as that wretch.
I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly
then; but when those muscles and joints were
rendered capable of motion, it became a thing
such as even Dante could not have conceived." -
Frankenstein
"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love,"
– Romeo and Juliet
7. Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward his
subject.
Tone is created by word choice,
especially word connotations.
8. What is an author’s tone?
Tone indicates the writer’s
attitude. Often an author's tone is
described by adjectives, such as:
cynical, depressed, sympathetic,
cheerful, outraged, positive, angry,
sarcastic, prayerful, ironic, solemn,
vindictive, intense, excited.
14. Example:
An author writes a horror story
using a serious and sinister tone.
That tone helps create a scary
atmosphere and a nervous,
frightened mood for the readers.
15. Another Example:
An author writes a satire, making
fun of a horror story using a
playful or sarcastic tone.
That playful tone helps create a
humorous mood for the readers.