Mood and tone

mood the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it’s the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.

tone the author’s attitude toward a subject

TONE WORDS Mood Words

Admiring Encouraging Manipulative Aggravated Gloomy Nauseated

Afraid Enthusiastic Melancholy Amused Grateful Nervous

Aggressive Euphoric Miserable Annoyed Grumpy Ominous

Arrogant Excited Modest Anxious Heartbroken Optimistic

Appreciative Fearful Morbid Apathetic Hopeful Painful

Assured Fervent Naive Apprehensive Hyper Passionate

Awestruck Friendly Negative Awed Hostile Peaceful
Bitter Flippant Nervous Brooding Indifferent Pessimistic
Boring Frivolous Objective Calm Infuriated Playful
Brash Giddy Paranoid Cheerful Insidious Relaxed
Calm Grateful Passive Chipper Intimidated Relieved
Casual Gracious Patronizing Confident Irate Restless
Cheerful Gregarious Peaceful Confused Irritated Satisfied
Cold Happy Persuasive Content Jealous Scared
Complacent Harsh Poignant Cynical Joyous Sentimental

Confiding Haughty Quiet Depressed Lethargic Serious

Confused Hesitant Romantic Disappointed Liberated Somber
Consoling Humble Sarcastic Distressed Light-Hearted Surprised
Critical Hollow Sentimental Dreamy Lonely Sympathetic

Cynical Horrific Serious Ecstatic Loving Tense

Deliberate Humorous Shocking Energetic Melancholic Thankful
Depressed Innocent Somber Envious Mellow Thoughtful

Desperate Inquisitive Superior Exited Merciless Trustful

Disgusted Ironic Tired Frustrated Moody Vivacious
Dramatic Joking Urgent Futile Morose Vengeful
Ecstatic Loving Vibrant Giddy Nostalgic Violent

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Name: ________________________________________________________

Poem or novel title: ___________________________________________

poetry
Mood & tone
Write the tone you determined from your poem, and the text evidence that
supports it. Then write the mood it creates and analyze how that mood is created.

Tone: Mood and analysis

Text evidence:

Tone: Mood and analysis

Text evidence:

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