TONE AND MOOD

Tone The author’s attitude towards the

writings and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one

tone.

Mood A mood is the general atmosphere

created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading

the author’s words. The mood can change from situation to

situation.

Tone and Mood Words Can you give me an example of words

that would be used to describe a mood? What about tone?

What is your mood?

How can you tell tone apart?

Descriptive Words What words do you think can also be

used to describe a mood?

What words can be used to describe a tone?

Some Description Words

Angry Frustrated Excited Happy Ecstatic Sorrow Depressing

Despair Joyous Gleeful Fearful Calm Gloomy Furious

Determine the MOOD of the

following pictures