Mood
What literary element refers to the feeling or atmosphere a reader experiences while reading a text?
What is mood
What literary element describes the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience?
What is tone?
What literary term refers to a recurring idea, image, symbol, or phrase in a text?
What is a motif?
What literary term refers to the central message or underlying meaning of a story?
What is theme?
What literary device is used when an object, person, or event represents a deeper meaning beyond its literal sense?
What is symbolism?
Which of the following words best describes a mood: joyful, narrator, plot, or metaphor?
What is joyful
Which of the following words could describe an author’s tone: sarcastic, chapter, setting, or climax?
What is sarcastic?
Which of the following is most likely a motif: a character’s repeated dreams, the book’s title, the number of chapters, or the climax?
What is a character’s repeated dreams?
Which of the following is an example of a theme: friendship requires sacrifice, the main character, the setting, or the conflict?
What is friendship requires sacrifice?
Which of the following is an example of symbolism: a dove representing peace, a story’s setting, the plot structure, or dialogue?
What is a dove representing peace?
Name two elements an author commonly uses to create mood in a story.
What is setting, imagery, tone, or figurative language?
(Any two are acceptable.)
What is one tool an author uses to establish tone in a piece of writing?
What is sentence structure, imagery, or figurative language?
(Any one is acceptable.)
How does a motif help develop a story’s theme?
What is by reinforcing or highlighting the story’s central idea through repetition?
How is a theme best identified in a literary work?
What is by examining characters’ actions, conflicts, and how the story is resolved?
Why do authors use symbolism in literature?
What is to convey deeper meanings or ideas without stating them directly?
In a story describing “dark clouds gathering, silence in the streets, and a sudden chill in the air,” what mood is most likely being created?
What is suspenseful, ominous, or foreboding?
An author describes a situation using exaggeration and humor to criticize it. What tone is being used?
What is sarcastic, humorous, or satirical?
In a novel where references to darkness repeatedly appear during moments of danger, what role does darkness play?
What is a motif that emphasizes fear or danger?
A story shows a character repeatedly choosing honesty even when it causes problems. What theme is being developed?
What is the importance of honesty or integrity?
In a story where a broken mirror repeatedly appears during moments of self-doubt, what might the mirror symbolize?
What is a fractured identity, inner conflict, or lack of self-understanding?
How does mood differ from tone in literature?
What is mood being the feeling experienced by the reader, while tone is the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience?
Explain the difference between tone and mood in literature.
What is tone being the author’s attitude, while mood is the feeling created for the reader?
What is the difference between a motif and a symbol in literature?
What is a motif being a recurring element throughout a text, while a symbol is a specific object or image that represents a larger idea?
What is the difference between a theme and a topic in literature?
What is a topic being a subject (like love or power), while a theme is a message or insight about that subject?
How does symbolism differ from motif in literature?
What is symbolism being the use of an object or image to represent a deeper idea, while a motif is a recurring element that reinforces a theme?