Mood, Tone, Imagery, Theme

MOOD MOOD is the overall feelings or emotions that are created IN THE READER. Authors “move” their readers’ moods through their choice of words and level of detail.

TONE TONE is simply the author’s attitude toward the subject. You can recognize the tone/attitude by the language/word choices the author uses. Tone must be inferred through the use of descriptive words.

Imagery 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. The theme of the poem is the central idea that the poet wants to convey. 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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