Tone
•Tone is the author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers.
—A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous.
—Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details.
—The author’s language will reveal his perspective/opinion (that is, whether it is positive/negative) about the subject.
—Tone must be inferred through the use of descriptive words.
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE TONE
Amused Humorous Pessimistic
Angry Informal Playful
Cheerful Ironic Pompous
Horrific Light Sad
Clear Matter-of-fact Serious
Formal Resigned Suspicious
Gloomy Optimistic Witty
Example:
In her Harry Potter series, author J.K. Rowling has taken an extremely positive, inspiring and uplifting tone towards the ideal of love and devotion through her various characters and events, teaching us that love is the strongest, most powerful, mystical and unbreakable bond between people and beings.
MOOD
—Is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE MOOD
Fanciful Melancholy
Frightening Mysterious
Frustrating Romantic
Gloomy Sentimental
Happy Sorrowful
Joyful Suspenseful
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