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    TONE AND

    MOOD IN
    LITERATURE
    GE 11: LITERATURES OF THE PHILIPPINES

    Prepared by:
    ESTELLA B. BARBOSA
    TONE and MOOD are literary
    elements integrated into literary
    works but can also be included into
    any piece of writing.
    Identifying the tone and mood in
    literature is very important to truly
    understand what an author is trying to
    say and can be helpful in helping to
    discern the theme and author’s style.
    Students often mix up the two terms
    and can become confused.
    Tone is the AUTHOR’S
    attitude towards the
    audience, the subject, or
    the character.
    Tone is shown through:
     Dialogue - talking
     Descriptions – author’s
    diction [word choice]
    Words that describe TONE

    amused, angry, informal, pessimistic, suspiciou


    cheerful, critical, ironic, playful, s,
    clear, formal, light, pompous, quizzical,
    gloomy, mocking, sad, witty
    humorous resigned, serious,
    bitter, optimistic sincere
    sympathetic,
    haunting,mysterio
    us, suspenseful angry, innocent, compassionate,
    nonchalant
    Practice
    The girls were playing in the pond, splashing
    each other, and trying to catch fish with their hands.
    They were having fun, but kept looking over their
    shoulders at the looming forest. The long grass of the
    field kept and they sort of felt like they were being
    watched. About a half- hour passed, and still the girls
    kept checking the field for movements. It seemed like a
    pair of dark eyes was on them. They even considered
    going back inside, but that would mean homework time.
    So they continued splashing but with a caution now.
    What is the
    Their eyes hardlyoverall tone of the
    left the field.
    passage?
    What words helped you figure out the
    Possible tone of the
    passage is
    OMINOUS,
    suggesting a little bit
    ofWords
    fear that
    or foreboding.
    lead readers
    to the tone:
    ○ caution
    ○ dark
    ○ looming
    Mood is the
    feeling the
    reader gets
    from a story.
    Mood is shown
    through
     Setting
     Atmosphere
    Words that describe mood
    light-hearted, playful, tender, warm,
    hopeful, peaceful, happy, content, joyous,
    confident

    Welcoming, Tense, disappointed,


    liberating, violent, pessimistic,
    cheerful, cold, disgusting,
    relieved, hopeless, confining, Terrifying,
    satisfying, haunting, threating, lonely,
    inspiring, funny, suspenseful, painful, eerie, bleak,
    content, lonely, uncertain, foreboding,
    romantic, exasperating gloomy
    motivated
    Practice
    During holidays, my mother’s house glittered with
    decorations and hummed with preparations. We ate
    cookies and drank cider while we helped her wrap bright
    packages and trim the tree. We felt warm and excited,
    listening to Christmas carols and even singing along
    sometimes. We would tease each other about our
    terrible voices and then sing even louder.

    What is the mood of the passage?


    What clues helped you determine the
    mood?
    The mood is
    CONTENT or
    HAPPY
    How do we know?
    o warm
    o glittered
    o excited
    TONE ≠ MOOD

    Tone Mood
    Mood is the emotion
    Tone is the author’s the author wanted the
    own attitude toward readers to feel while
    the subject. reading about the
    subject.
    PRACTICE
    He approached the task
    with sheer
    determination. He had
    studied his plans
    carefully, spent hours
    preparing and was sure
    of his approach. The
    hours he spent practicing
    were grueling and Tone Mood
    exhausting, but he was
    ready. This was the year
    he would win the pie
    eating contest at school.
    PRACTICE
    He approached the task
    with sheer
    determination. He had
    studied his plans
    carefully, spent hours
    preparing and was sure
    of his approach. The
    hours he spent practicing
    were grueling and Tone Mood
    exhausting, but he was Serious, Ridiculous, silly
    formal, funny, playful,
    ready. This was the year focused informal,
    he would win the pie
    eating contest at school.
    Phase 4
    Phase 3 Identify the
    atmosphere of
    Phase 2 Describe the the text
    setting (linguistic
    Phase 1 Look for linguistic clues)
    identify the clues
    author’s attitude
    towards subject,
    character, etc.
    THANK
    YOU!

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