Tone and Mood

Name ___________________________ Class/Period _______________________ Date ___________GatsbyTone and MoodTone: Author’s attitude created by wordsMood: The effect those words have on the readerPassage:Tone:Words:Mood:Passage:Tone:Words:Mood:They were both in white and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as ifthey had just been blown back after a short flight around the house…peaceful, lazy, relaxbuoyed up, rippling, flutteringcarefree mood, joyful moodThe bar is in full swing… The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches awayfrom the sun and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music and theopera of voices pitches a key higher. Laughter is easier, minute by minute…tipped out at a cheerful word… already there are wanderers, confident girlswho weave here and there among the stouter and more stable, become for asharp joyous moment the center of a group and excited with triumph glide onthrough the sea-change of faces and voices and color under the constantlychanging light.fun, cheerful, exciting, carefree, confidencelurches, tipped, glide, pitches, weave, color, yellow, brighter, light, stouter,stable, confidentcarefree mood, dazzling mood, everybody is having funPassage:Tone:Words:Mood:

Name ___________________________ Class/Period _______________________ Date ___________GatsbyTone and MoodTone: Author’s attitude created by wordsMood: The effect those words have on the readerPassage:Tone:Words:Mood:Passage:Tone:Words:Mood:Exercise: Create two opposite types of moods (worried and carefree). Describe a beforeand after scene. It could be a party. It could be a room before and after youclean it. It could be a change to a new hairstyle.Remember: Word choice is important, but so is the placement of words and the length ofsentences. Be creative!