Mood and Tone Vocabulary

Which literary device is used to convey the author's attitude or feelings towards the subject?

• tone

• theme

• mood

• plot

What is the definition of mood?

• Mood is a type of weather condition.

• Mood is a person's emotional state or disposition.

• Mood is a type of music genre.

• Mood is a type of food.

In which part of a story is the mood usually established?

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

• climax

The tone of this paragraph can best be described as ______:

_{"In my short life, there are many experiences that could qualify as life-changing. Every new experience was, at one time or another, the first experience. For good or bad, each instance changed the course that my life has taken. But, the most transformative experience was the birth of my youngest brother"}

• insipid

• reflective

• unbiased

• apathetic

The tone of this paragaph is _________:

Purple is the best color. I decorated my entire bedroom in ALL things purple. I love coming home from a long day at school to my purple paradise. When I am felling anxious or upset, being surrounded by purple always makes me feel better.

• subjective

• objective

• apathetic

• unbiased

What is the tone of the passage below?

A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.

• objective

• empathetic

• sentimental

• hypercritical

A poignant moment is a(n) _____________ moment.

• ridiculous

• heartfelt

• awkward

• amazing

“I know it’s been hard. And I appreciate all you are going through right now. If you ever need an ear to listen, please call me."

• Sympathetic

• Hypercritical

• Objective

• Malicious

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 run away and hide, you coward!" 

• insipid

• objective

• apathetic

• incensed

We were asked to be _______________ while touring the Holocaust museum.

• insipid

• incensed

• reverent

• unbiased