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TONE vs MOOD
What they are and how you can tell the difference.
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Tone
is the author’s attitude toward the subject (his characters, the situation) and/or the audience. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details.
What is TONE?
Amused Humorous Pessimistic Angry Informal Playful Cheerful Ironic Pompous Horror Light Sad Clear Matter-of-fact Serious Formal Resigned Suspicious Gloomy Optimistic Witty
Words That Describe Tone
"It was a dark and stormy night" sets a scary, uneasy tone. "The sun was shining brightly on the meadow" sets a happy tone. Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss would have a happy tone.
Scarlett Letter would have a sad tone. Nancy Drew would have a suspenseful tone.
Examples of TONE
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Multiple Voices
"The personality I am expressing in this written sentence is not the same as the one I orally express to my three year-old who at this moment is bent on climbing onto my typewriter. For each of these two situations, I choose a different '
voice
,' a different mask, in order to accomplish what I want accomplished." (Walker Gibson,
The Limits of Language
. Hill and Wang, 1966)
Voice is TONE
• • "Just as you dress differently on different occasions, as a writer you assume different
voices
in different situations. If you're writing an essay about a personal experience, you may work hard to create a strong personal voice in your essay. . . . If you're writing a report or essay exam, you will adopt a more formal, public tone. Whatever the situation, the choice you make as you write and revise . . . will determine how readers interpret and respond to your presence." (Lisa Ede,
Work in Progress: A Guide to Writing and Revising
. St. Martin's Press, 1989)
Voice is TONE
• • 1. What is the subject of the piece?
2. What clues tell the reader the author’s attitude toward the subject?
• What is the tone?
Questions to ask of Tone
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Mood
is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling
the reader gets
from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.
What is MOOD?
Fanciful Melancholy Cheerful Frightening Mysterious Frustrating Romantic Hopeful Playful Gloomy Sentimental Happy Sorrowful Joyful Suspenseful Violent Tense Heartbroken Painful
Words That Describe Mood
Length of sentences Words that are chosen Punctuation used Sound of words
How does a writer create mood?
Images create mood
Mood?
Mood?
Mood?
Mary Poppins
as a horror film: Scary Mary http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=scary+mary+poppins&qpvt=scary+mary+poppins&FORM=VDRE#view=detail &mid=5966070235F9A2B1FAC65966070235F9A2B1FAC6
Dumb and Dumber
was turned into a horror film,
Lurk and Lurker
: Dumb and Dumber (Horror) http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lurk+and+lurker&qs=AS&sk=&FORM=QBVR&pq=lurk%20and%20lurker&sc=1 15&sp=1&qs=AS&sk=#view=detail&mid=1E0C3F7B47C8748ADF111E0C3F7B47C8748ADF11
The Shining
was transformed from horror film into a feel good romantic comedy: The Shining (Feel-Good/Romantic Comedy) http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The+Shining+Happy+Trailer&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&mid=E838556F B8A670301E45E838556FB8A670301E45
Select a movie & change the mood
• Tone?
• Mood?
The Most Dangerous Game
• Tone?
• Mood?
The Necklace
• Tone?
• Mood?