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Tone vs. Mood

Tone vs. Mood. The author and the audience. TONE. The attitude a writer has toward the subject matter This is created by the setting and word choice (diction). Examples of Tone. amused angry cheerful formal g loomy humorous informal i ronic o ptimistic p essimistic p layful

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Tone vs. Mood

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  1. Tone vs. Mood The author and the audience

  2. TONE • The attitude a writer has toward the subject matter • This is created by the setting and word choice (diction)

  3. Examples of Tone • amused • angry • cheerful • formal • gloomy • humorous • informal • ironic • optimistic • pessimistic • playful • pompous • sad • serious

  4. MOOD • The feeling created by the author’s words that the audience experiences • This is created by the author’s tone and the context

  5. Examples of Mood • frightening • joyful • romantic • sentimental • suspenseful

  6. What is the tone? The girl huddled in the corner, clutching her ripped blanket to her face and shaking excessively. She stared at the door in terror, awaiting the unknown danger behind its splintering surface.

  7. What is the mood? The girl huddled in the corner, clutching her ripped blanket to her face and shaking excessively. She stared at the door in terror, awaiting the unknown danger behind its splintering surface.

  8. Works Cited • •Darigan, Daniel L., James S. Jacobs, and Michael O. Tunnell. Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in Good Books. CD-Rom ed. Alexandria, VA: Prentice Hall, 2002. Print. • •"Homepage - ReadWriteThink." Homepage - ReadWriteThink. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2010. <http://www.readwritethink.org/>. • •"Printables: View the Latest Scholastic Classroom Printables." Printables: View the Latest Scholastic Classroom Printables. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2010. <http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/home/?ESP=PRT/ib//acq/printables_slimnav_Teachers///nav/txtl////>. • •http://www.brighthubeducation.com/middle-school-english-lessons/12268-four-steps-to-teach-tone-and-mood/

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