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ForumForumGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneralWhat is the difference between tone and mood in literature?What is the difference between tone and mood in literature?
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 7/7/2009 11:06 AM
 

What is the difference between tone and mood in literature? They aren't the same, right?

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 7/14/2009 3:37 PM
 

Yes! Not the same, and depending on their use .

 

Tone is the attitude a writer has towards the subject they're writing about. It is evident in they're diction, style, and opinion if they express one. Mood is the atmosphere created by the setting, and actions of people and characters in it. It also relates to how the reader emotionally responds to these elements like sadness for a tragedy.

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 7/20/2009 4:05 PM
 

The mood is set through words used, images described etc.  The mood is what creates the tone. Therefore if words like tears, sad faces, death etc. are used then it creates a tone that is sad and morbid.

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