Melancholy: This mood is described as pensive and sad. I knew myself no longer." Obviously, he has no justified rationale and made his choices out of madness. The fury of a demon instantly possessed me. The reason the narrator gives for wanting to kill his beloved cat is that, "I fancied that the cat was avoiding my presence. Madness can be clearly seen in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Black Cat." Madness: This is a chaotic mood where random things happen, characters may feel out of control, and there seems to be no reason for what is happening. "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on." Idyllic: This is a calm and peaceful feeling, and the mood can sometimes be created by describing a natural setting, like in the countryside, as in this example from Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers: Darcy, "I could easily forgive his pride if he had not mortified me." Jane Austin in Pride and Prejudice uses humor and absurd characters to take a comical look at love, reputation, and class.įor example, Elizabeth says the following humorous phrase about Mr. This mood can be used to alleviate a somber or dangerous situation or to ridicule or satirize a situation. Characters will do and say odd or funny things. Humorous: This mood is silly and sometimes ridiculous.
Travers in Mary Poppins creates a cheerful mood throughout the story by using silly words, such as "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," taking the reader on wild adventures with the children and filling the pages of the book with scenes that make you laugh out loud. A cheerful mood fills you with joy and happiness. Some common moods found in literature include:Ĭheerful: This light-hearted, happy mood is shown with descriptions of laughter, upbeat song, delicious smells, and bright colors. The atmosphere takes the reader to where the story is happening and lets them experience it much like the characters. Atmosphere is the feeling created by mood and tone. The author's attitude or approach to a character or situation is the tone of a story and the tone sets the mood of the story. This feeling is the result of both the tone and atmosphere of the story. In literature, mood is the feeling created in the reader. Words such as frightened, panicked and depressed are commonly used to describe people's moods during this time.
People lost their jobs, went hungry and experienced a wide range of emotions. For example, during the Great Depression, the mood in the USA can be thought of as somber. Use words that describe how people felt during the time and reflect on how they lived their lives. When referring to a period of time or specific era, moods can be used to set the scene. The mood set for this beach is calm and peaceful. For example, if writing about a beach use words such as salty sea air, gentle breeze, soft sand, lapping waves or warm sun rays. When describing a place, you will want to add plenty of detail and use vivid words. If a group of students gets to go on a fun field trip for the day instead of sitting in the classroom, the mood can be described as excited or elated.ĭescriptive writing can be used to set the mood of a place. For example, if something unfair happens in the workplace and a group of employees lost their jobs, this group's mood can be described as frustrated and enraged. When describing how a group is feeling, a collective mood is often used. While moods are commonly used to describe how an individual person feels at a given time, they also can be used to describe the atmosphere of groups of people, places, and eras or time periods.
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