Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 4 AIL 0303 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Tone Against Mood
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The idea
Tone is the writer's attitude; mood is the feeling produced in the reader. The anchor's glossary carries no headword for mood, so the standard distinction applies. The two often align, and a question about the writer's attitude is answered from the writer's manner.
In practice
Attitude out, feeling in.
Where people slip
The glossary defines tone alone.
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