Tone and Mood

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What is tone?

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the author's attitude toward the story/subject

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If a passage's tone is playful, the author's attitude is...

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full of amusement, lighthearted.

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Mood

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overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.

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What is the tone of the following text? "I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!"

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angry

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What is the tone of this passage?

The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll

How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale.

How cheerfully he seems to grine,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in,

with gently smiling jaws.

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humorous

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What tone do the details of the poem "A Birthday" by Christina Rossetti convey?

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happiness

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What is the "mood" set in this passage?

The monster produced a terrifying noise, and we tried hard not to scream and give away our hiding place.

Options:

serious

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scared

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angry

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happy

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scared

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What is the "mood" in this passage? The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails flicking them onto the floor. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him. Options: cringe, funny, bored, happy

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cringe

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What mood would you associate with this picture? Options: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Mr. Kalnoske when kids don't think Taylor Swift is the best artist ever

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Anger

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What mood would you associate with this picture? Options: Joy, Anger, Fear, Sadness

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Sadness