Mood vs. Tone

We are currently examining mood but will soon look at tone.  Both terms affect each other.

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through words. The way a person feels about an idea, event, or another person can be quickly determined through facial expressions, gestures and in the tone of voice used.

 MOOD: (sometimes called atmosphere) the overall feeling of the work Mood is the emotions that you (the reader) feel while you are reading. Some literature makes you feel sad, others joyful, still others, angry. The main purpose for some poems is to set a mood. Writers use many devices to create mood, including images, dialogue, setting, and plot. Often a writer creates a mood at the beginning of the story and continues it to the end. However, sometimes the mood changes because of the plot or changes in characters.

Examples of MOODS include: suspenseful, joyful, depressing, excited, anxious, angry, sad, tense, lonely, suspicious, frightened, disgusted

 TONE: the way feelings are expressed Tone is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or the character.

Tone is conveyed through the author's words and details. Use context clues to help determine the tone.

In literature an author sets the tone through words.
The possible tones are as boundless as the number of possible emotions a human being can have. Has anyone ever said to you, "Don't use that tone of voice with me?" Your tone can change the meaning of what you say. Tone can turn a statement like, " You're a big help!" into a genuine compliment or a cruel sarcastic remark. It depends on the context of the story.

Symbolism

symbolism can take many forms including: A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. 

Here is an excellent example:

Lord of the Rings 

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

(The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien)

J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings, is a hero’s quest in which the hobbit Frodo Baggins must destroy an all-powerful ring. This object is imbued with magic through its creation, and is a symbol for ultimate power. The ultimate power also becomes equated with evil. The ring simply being in Frodo’s presence begins to turn Frodo toward desire of power, and thus evil. However, Frodo’s ability to combat the power of the ring shows that he possesses a great inner source of goodness.

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Mood Project

Find a movie trailer that has a powerful mood.  

Present the trailer to the class and be ready to defend the mood of the trailer.  

You will work in groups of three and complete the following tasks:

Have one or two strong statement words to describe the mood. Here is a list of moods to help you:

http://moodlist.net/

1. Describe the mood by the senses:  taste, touch, sound, smell, sight.  10 marks 

2. Describe the mood from the plot: who, what, where, when, why & how  10 marks 

3.   Describe the emotions that we would feel as the audience.  How will these emotions deepen our understanding of the mood in the trailer?  5 marks 

Finally, is there any symbolism in the trailer? Five bonus marks if you find a strong symbol, and explain. 

More Terms!!!

I have given you a hand-out on the following terms:  

Theme

Plot:

Introduction / Exposition

Rising Action 

Climax 

Falling Action 

Denouement  

Make sure that you tick those terms off your list. 

Reflective Writing- A moment in your life journey

Taking the Visual to the Verbal -

This activity will correspond to the narrative essay component of the English 10 provincial.

Begin to chart your  life journey thus far using words or images. 

Focus on one key moment in your life.

Think about the details of the event: who, what , where, when , why , how

Reflect on the five senses: taste, smell, touch, sight, sound

And don't forget how feelings affect your memory of an experience.

For this activity, using a thesaurus will be helpful.

You will write down your memory in a narrative paragraph. For this assignment, you will write from a first person point of view. Start with your memory and capture the most powerful moment of that memory. Use at least one example of figurative language and include at least two senses. Write at least 8 sentences. Being specific creates powerful writing.

Literary Terms for this activity:

Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful. Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give the readers new insights.

First Person Narrator: Definition. First person narrative is a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time. This character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
 It is like the opposite of “understatement.” 

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things that are unrelated, without using like or as.

mood As a literary device, mood is the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader. 

narrative a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

simile- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid and uses like or as  (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

onomatopoeia the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo,sizzle ).

Slang a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal

Homework- Due Monday, February 22

Whale Rider Character Map

Please choose a character that most interests you from Whale Rider and reflect on how they are caught between two worlds.

Have the character map (both sides) done by Monday. Please check the links from my previous post on Whale Rider if you need help.