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“The Devil and Tom Walker”

“The Devil and Tom Walker”. Pg. 152-161. Literary Term . Mood Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a text Setting is a good place to start to identify a story’s mood.

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“The Devil and Tom Walker”

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  1. “The Devil and Tom Walker” Pg. 152-161

  2. Literary Term • Mood • Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem • Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a text • Setting is a good place to start to identify a story’s mood. • Details of time and place / how does the setting make you feel? • Also, consider both word choice and plot. • How are things described…. or how does the story end? • The mood can typically be identified with 1 or 2 adjectives (romantic, gloomy, threatening, etc.) • Even though you may sense several moods, there will always be one dominant feeling.

  3. “The Devil and Tom Walker” • Three-part writing assignment • Part 1 - Prediction • As you read this story, take notes in chart form (see below). Identify clues that suggest or foreshadow what may happen further along in the story. Then, make a prediction based on that clue. Later, note what actually happens. • Clue  Prediction  What actually happens • Part 2 - Characteristics of Romanticism • Using your notes, identify the characteristics of this story that make it an example of American Romanticism. • Part 3 - Mood • How would you describe the mood of this story? Why do assign that particular mood? Find evidence in the story to support your chosen mood.

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