Tone, Mood and Atmosphere

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

Tone, Mood, Atmosphere

By: Flor Vargas

Literature

Atmosphere

Tone

Mood

Set by the authorIT is how the author feels about the topic /subject / piece of literature Question How does the author seem to feel?

The way a place / setting described in a text makes you feel. Question How the details are portrait and how do I process those images?

How reading make syou feel. Question How the reading makes you feel?

Tone

How does the author seem to feel about the topic?

Negative

Positive

Evidence to consider

Evidence to consider

Darkness invaded her soul

sorrow and fear was part of his life

This is a lovely new day

You´ve have got freedom

Tone: Lonely, depressed

Tone: Patriotic

Tone: Pessimistic

Tone: Optimistic

Tone: Optimistic

Tone, Mode and Atmosphere

In A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, loss is addressed with a kind of acceptance. The tone is wistful, yet peaceful and moving towards acceptance. "This was the last fish we were ever to see Paul catch. My father and I talked about this moment several times later, and whatever our other feelings, we always felt it fitting that, when we saw him catch his last fish, we never saw the fish but only the artistry of the fisherman."

Mood is about details and the overall emotional landscape

Tone is all about words

It may change during the story.

for example: mysterious, secretive, ominous, or evil

Q & C