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What is the tone of a written work primarily expressed through?
What is the tone of a written work primarily expressed through?
- The reader's emotions
- The narrator's voice
- The author's appearance
- Word choice (correct)
What does the word 'endow' mean in the poem?
What does the word 'endow' mean in the poem?
- to sell something to someone
- to take something away from someone
- to give something to someone in a will
- to give someone something for free (correct)
What is the term for the feeling the reader gets when reading a text?
What is the term for the feeling the reader gets when reading a text?
- Tone
- Attitude
- Emotion
- Mood (correct)
In the poem 'Ellis Park' by Helen Hoyt, the speaker's tone can be described as?
In the poem 'Ellis Park' by Helen Hoyt, the speaker's tone can be described as?
What is the speaker's tone in the poem?
What is the speaker's tone in the poem?
What can the tone of a text be?
What can the tone of a text be?
What is the mood of the first paragraph about Trey?
What is the mood of the first paragraph about Trey?
How does the author create the mood in the first paragraph?
How does the author create the mood in the first paragraph?
How do you determine the tone of a narrator if you can't hear them?
How do you determine the tone of a narrator if you can't hear them?
What does the tone of a text provide besides the literal meaning of the words?
What does the tone of a text provide besides the literal meaning of the words?
What is the mood of the second paragraph about Brett?
What is the mood of the second paragraph about Brett?
In the dialogue 'They plan to kill General Washington.', what is the tone of the speaker?
In the dialogue 'They plan to kill General Washington.', what is the tone of the speaker?
What is the mood of the first paragraph?
What is the mood of the first paragraph?
What contributes to the mood of the second paragraph?
What contributes to the mood of the second paragraph?
What does the mood of a story usually concern?
What does the mood of a story usually concern?
What is the author's attitude or feeling towards the writing and the reader?
What is the author's attitude or feeling towards the writing and the reader?
What is the mood of the second paragraph?
What is the mood of the second paragraph?
What is the purpose of creating a mood in a story?
What is the purpose of creating a mood in a story?
What is the mood of the third paragraph?
What is the mood of the third paragraph?
What is the mood of the fourth paragraph?
What is the mood of the fourth paragraph?
How is Duncan feeling in the first paragraph?
How is Duncan feeling in the first paragraph?
What is Farmer Dave doing in the second paragraph?
What is Farmer Dave doing in the second paragraph?
What does Thomas's mom give him in the third paragraph?
What does Thomas's mom give him in the third paragraph?
What is Stanton carrying in the fourth paragraph?
What is Stanton carrying in the fourth paragraph?
What is the tone of the first paragraph?
What is the tone of the first paragraph?
What is the mood of the second paragraph?
What is the mood of the second paragraph?
What is the mood of the third paragraph?
What is the mood of the third paragraph?
What is the tone of the fourth paragraph?
What is the tone of the fourth paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the first paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the first paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the second paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the second paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the third paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the third paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the fourth paragraph?
What is the author's purpose in the fourth paragraph?
What determines the tone of a written work?
What determines the tone of a written work?
What is mood in a written work?
What is mood in a written work?
What can tone be in a written work?
What can tone be in a written work?
What is necessary to create mood in a written work?
What is necessary to create mood in a written work?
What is the purpose of creating a mood in a story?
What is the purpose of creating a mood in a story?
What is the tone of the sentence 'Well then. See ya.'?
What is the tone of the sentence 'Well then. See ya.'?
What is the tone of the sentence 'I'm afraid I must be going.'?
What is the tone of the sentence 'I'm afraid I must be going.'?
Can a written work have both mood and tone?
Can a written work have both mood and tone?
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Study Notes
Tone and Mood
- Tone is the attitude that a writer takes towards what they are writing.
- Tone is expressed through word choice.
- Tone gives you information that is beyond just the meaning of the words.
- Examples of tone words: anxious, jealous, bitter, playful, etc.
Mood
- Mood is the feeling or atmosphere of a written work.
- Writers create mood through setting, dialogue, characters, etc.
- Mood can be positive or negative.
- Examples of mood words: hopeful, gloomy, violent, peaceful, etc.
Key Differences between Tone and Mood
- Tone is the attitude of the writer, while mood is the feeling of the reader.
- Tone is expressed through the writer's words, while mood is created through the writer's use of setting, dialogue, characters, etc.
Examples of Tone and Mood in Context
- In the poem "Ellis Park", the tone is somber and the mood is melancholy.
- In the paragraph about Trey looking out the window, the tone is serious and the mood is gloomy.
- In the paragraph about Kiki the Cat, the tone is playful and the mood is humorous.
Exercise A
- Answers:
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- tone
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- mood
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- c) serious
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Exercise B
- True or False answers:
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- True
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- False
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- True
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- True
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- False
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- True
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- True
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- False
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- False
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