Poetry Mood and Tone

The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.

• mood

• tone

A warm fire crackled in the fireplace, and the chairs gathered around it were large and soft. A deep, luxurious carpet greeted cold toes with a comforting embrace, while the huge pillows thrown about the floor suggested it would be okay to stretch out for a while to warm up.

What word best describes the mood of this passage?

• welcoming

• tense

• silly

• cold

The tone and mood of a text can be very different

• true

• false

What is the mood?

• hopeful

• bossy

• embarrassed

• excited

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.

• pictures

• height

• words

• funny faces

The moonless night was as dark as black velvet.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

What is tone in poetry?

• Attitude or mood conveyed by the poet

• The rhyme scheme of the poem

• The structure of the poem

• The main theme of the poem

Which of the following words best describes a serious tone in poetry?

• playful

• lighthearted

• humorous

• solemn

What is mood in literature?

• The mood in literature is the atmosphere or emotional tone of a piece of writing.

• The mood in literature is the author's writing style.

• The mood in literature is the plot of the story.

• The mood in literature is the main character's personality.

Which of the following best describes the mood of a poem that uses words like 'gloomy', 'dark', and 'dreary'?

• A) Joyful

• B) Melancholic

• C) Excited

• D) Humorous