Exploring Tone and Mood in Literature

This video tutorial explains the difference between tone and mood in literature. Tone is the author's attitude towards the subject, characters, or audience, while mood is the feeling evoked in the reader. The video provides examples and analyses a passage to illustrate how tone and mood are conveyed through word choice and setting. It emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between the two to better understand a story's impact.

What is the main difference between tone and mood?

• Tone is the reader's feelings, while mood is the author's attitude.

• Tone and mood are the same and can be used interchangeably.

• Tone is the author's attitude, while mood is the reader's feelings.

• Tone is the setting of the story, while mood is the plot.

How can an author convey tone in their writing?

• Through the setting and atmosphere.

• By using specific word choices and punctuation.

• By describing the weather.

• Through the length of the sentences.

Which of the following words can be used to describe tone?

• Lonely

• Cheerful

• Suspenseful

• Peaceful

In the example passage, what is the author's tone towards the old man?

• Sympathetic

• Detached

• Angry

• Indifferent

What evidence supports the sympathetic tone in the example passage?

• The boys ignored the old man.

• The old man was described as angry.

• The boys were described as detached.

• The boys decided to help the old man by hiding something good in his shoes.

What is mood in a story?

• The feeling the reader gets from the text.

• The plot of the story.

• The author's attitude towards the topic.

• The setting of the story.

How is mood developed in a story?

• Through the setting and atmosphere.

• Through the characters' names.

• Through the author's choice of words.

• Through the length of the sentences.

Which of the following words can be used to describe mood?

• Optimistic

• Formal

• Gloomy

• Witty

In the example passage, what mood does the story create for the reader?

• Detached

• Angry

• Joyous

• Sympathetic

Why does the example passage create a sympathetic mood?

• Because the boys are indifferent to the old man.

• Because the old man is described as angry.

• Because the old man is described as wealthy.

• Because the boys want to help the old man.