1. Tone and Mood Notes

2. Tone: Tells us how the author thinks about his or her subject
Tone: Tells us how the author thinks about his or her subject. It is the author’s attitude toward the story and reader
Mood: The effect of the writer’s words on the readers. Mood is how the writers words make us feel. The mood usually is associated with the setting

3. Tone can be described as:
Positive
Negative
Or Neutral
Hint: When trying to find the tone of a passage, read the passage and decide if it is being told in a positive, negative, or neutral way first, then look at your answer choices and decide

4. Tone Tone is the AUTHOR’S or NARRATOR’S
attitude towards the audience, the subject,
or characters. The tone influences the story’s
mood /atmosphere.
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5. Tone Examples
Below are a few examples of words you could use to describe an author’s tone:
Cynical
Sympathetic
Approving
Sarcastic
Objective
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6. How To Find Tone - Dialogue between characters - Descriptions
Tone is not stated directly. You must read between the lines to see what the author’s or narrator’s attitude is on the subject. Tone can be revealed through:
- Dialogue between characters
- Descriptions
- Author’s diction (word choice)
- The themes that emerge
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7. Mood is the emotions that you
How To Find Mood
Mood is the emotions that you
(the reader) feel, so to find mood, you need to look at what emotions you are going through as you read the text.
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8. Mood Examples
Below are a few examples of words you could use to describe the mood of a piece of writing :
Cheerful
Frightening
Romantic
Idyllic
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