Transcript Mood, Tone, Imagery

Mood, Tone,
Imagery, Theme
MOOD
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MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions
that are created IN THE READER.
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Authors “move” their readers’ moods
through their choice of words and level of
detail.
TONE
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TONE is simply the author’s attitude toward the
subject.
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You can recognize the tone/attitude by the
language/word choices the author uses.
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Tone must be inferred through the use of
descriptive words.
Imagery
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An image is language that describes something
that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or
smelled.
Theme

This is what the poem is all about.
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The theme of the poem is the central idea that
the poet wants to convey.
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It can be a story, or a thought, or a description of
something or someone - anything which is what
the poem is all about.
Sight
 The
sun’s beams
shimmered and
danced on the
ocean’s gentle
waves.
Smell
 The
fragrant
roses drifted
through the
room like
elusive ghosts.
Sound

Although they could
not see outside the
cabin, they could
hear the eerie
tapping, tapping,
tapping, of his knife
upon their door.
Taste
 The
cheesecake’s
exquisite flavor
traveled from
his tongue to his
spine.
Touch
 The
icy breeze
gently brushed
against the hair
on her neck, and
goose-bumps
shortly followed.
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