1. Tone and Mood
April 12th, 2017

2. What is tone?

3. Tone is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem.

4. How can I identify tone?

5. Tone can be identified by looking at the poem’s diction, or choice of words and phrases.

7. “Lovable puppy”

9. “Fierce hunter”

11. Words to describe tone light-hearted accusatory reflective sincere
sarcastic
reverent
complementary
matter-of-fact
optimistic
critical
detached
authoritative
formal
informal

12. What is mood?

13. Mood is the atmosphere that a poem creates
Mood is the atmosphere that a poem creates. It is the feeling the reader gets after reading the poem.

14. How can I identify mood?

15. Look for how the author creates atmosphere through…
Setting
Diction (choice of words/phrases)
Tone

16. Words to describe mood peaceful suspenseful idyllic gloomy tense
joyous
ominous
cheerful
bittersweet
bleak
mysterious
melancholic

17. Tone and mood are related, but they are NOT the same thing!

18. A magical example of mood...