Tone & MoodThe difference between tone and mood and how these affect an author’s message.

Tone and MoodTone and mood both deal with the emotions

centered around a piece of writing. Though they seem similar and can in fact be related casually, they are in fact quite different.

ToneTone is the author’s attitude toward a

subject. While journalistic writing theoretically has a tone of distance and objectivity, all other writing can have various tones.

MoodMood is the atmosphere of a piece of writing;

it’s the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.

Example of how tone and mood can change meaning completelyMary Poppins as a horror film:http://ourenglishclass.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/marypoppins1.mp4

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