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“The Devil and Tom Walker”. Pg. 152-161. Literary Term. Mood Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a text Setting is a good place to start to identify a story’s mood.
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” Pg. 152-161
Literary Term • Mood • Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem • Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a text • Setting is a good place to start to identify a story’s mood. • Details of time and place / how does the setting make you feel? • Also, consider both word choice and plot. • How are things described…. or how does the story end? • The mood can typically be identified with 1 or 2 adjectives (romantic, gloomy, threatening, etc.) • Even though you may sense several moods, there will always be one dominant feeling.
“The Devil and Tom Walker” • Two-part writing assignment • Part 1 - Characteristics of Romanticism • Using your lecture notes, identify the characteristics of this story that make it an example of American Romanticism. Explain each characteristic fully, showing how it relates. • Part 2 - Mood • How would you describe the mood of this story? Why do assign that particular mood? Find evidence in the story to support your chosen mood, and explain fully. • This is due Monday! Don’t forget about the reading for The Scarlet Letter that is also due Mon.