Tone and mood

• Tone

  The author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character
• Mood

  The feeling the reader gets from a story
• Tone and mood are literary elements integrated into literary works, but can also be included into any piece of writing.
• Tone

  The author's attitude towards the audience, the subject, or the character. Tone is not stated directly, you must read between the lines to see what the author's attitude is on the subject.
• Tone

  • Can be revealed through: dialogue between characters, descriptions, author's diction (word choice)
  • Can be: positive, negative, neutral
• Words that describe TONE

  • Amused
  • Angry
  • Cheerful
  • Critical
  • Clear
  • Formal
  • Gloomy
  • Humorous
  • Informal
  • Ironic
  • Light
  • Matter-of-fact
  • Mocking
  • Resigned
  • Optimistic
  • Pessimistic
  • Playful
  • Pompous
  • Sad
  • Serious
  • Sincere
  • Suspicious
  • Quizzical
  • Witty
• Tone is not mood. The tone could be serious but the mood could be ridiculous.
• According to the author's descriptions, the tone is Serious, Intense, Formal, Focused
• Mood

  The feeling the reader gets from a story. It is the emotions that you (the reader) feel, so to find mood, you need to look at what emotions you are going through as you read the text.
• Mood

  • Shown through: Setting, Atmosphere
• Words that describe MOOD

  • Light-hearted
  • Playful
  • Tender
  • Warm
  • Hopeful
  • Peaceful
  • Idyllic
  • Joyous
  • Inclusive
  • Welcoming
  • Liberating
  • Tense
  • Violent
  • Cold
  • Confining
  • Haunting
  • Suspenseful
  • Foreboding
  • Painful
  • Threatening
  • Terrifying
  • Lonely