1. Tone and Mood Review The Lady of Shalott

2. TONE  Every author creates a sense of tone through his/her word choice ( diction ), sentence structure ( syntax ), and imagery. Tone is the expression of the author’s attitude towards the subject and/or the audience. Some examples of “tone” words are angry, sarcastic, happy, light-hearted, depressed, creepy, nervous, anxious, disgusted, delighted, excited, melancholy, hopeful, etc. Notice all refer to some kind of feeling the author expresses.

3. The Lady of Shalott Using the “Lady of Shalott” handout, look at the following paintings. You are first going to simply list what you see. Then, you will move to analysis of tone followed by predicting elements that you expect when we read the poem.

4. “I Am Half Sick of Shadows” Said the Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse (1916)

5. The Lady of Shalott by William Hunt (1903)

6. The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse (1888)