Tone and Mood Questions

Question 1

Tone and Moon

Answer 1

Tone and mood are very similar
Tone is the writer’s attitude towards a subject in a text - it is how the writer feels
Mood is the atmosphere created in the text - and how the reader feels

Question 2

Examples of Tone

Answer 2

Angry
Happy
Exhausted
Frustrated
Excited

Question 3

Example 1:
Gaining the attention of his classmates asa well as his pretentious teacher, the brave student courageously questioned his professor’s intelligence by challenging him about the difficult textbook

What is the tone of this sentence?

Answer 3

• The tone is admiring or impressed
• This can be inferred through the writer’s choice regarding the student
• The writer admires the student, describing his/her as “Brave”
• On the other hand, describing the teacher as “pretentious” conveys that the writer disapproves of him/her

Question 4

Example 2:
Drawomg the attention of his classmates as well as his well respected teacher, the demanding student dared to experiment with his progessor’s intelligence by interrogating him about the widely used textbook

What is the tone of this sentance?

Answer 4

• The tone is critical or disapproving
• This can be inferred through the writer’s word choice regarding the student
• The writer is on the side of the professor, as s/he is described as “well-respected”
• On the other hand, describing the student as “demanding” conveys that the writer disapproves of him/her

Question 5

Example 3:
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her

Answer 5

By analysing the writer’s use of language and the atmosphere it’s establishing, we can see that the mood is scary or frightening

Question 6

Example 4:
The last time I saw legs that thin, there was a message tied around them. And talking of pigeons, his chest was so concave I fully expected to se feathers on it

Answer 6

Humerous tone:

• Use of exaggeration or series of exaggerations
• Telling jokes

Question 7

Example 5:
Bring three pieces of identity with you, a letter of recommendation from your headteacher, a full CV, the form filled-in in triplicate and a cheque for £150. You have to admit it, they dont ask much

Answer 7

Ironic/sarcastic/tongue-in-cheek tone:

• Saying the opposite of what is meant (the last sentence)
• Use of a list to emphasise how many requirements there are