ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader. Mood is produced most effectively through the use of setting, theme, voice and tone. Tone can indicate the narrator’s mood, but the overall mood comes from the totality of the written work, even in first-person narratives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mood in literature is another word for the atmosphere or ambience of a piece of writing, be it a short story, novel, poem, or essay. The mood is the feeling that the writer is trying to evoke in their readers-feelings like calm, anxiety, joy, or anger.

Detailed explanation-3: -A mood is a feeling that can refer to the emotional state of mind of a person/character or the atmosphere of a story. Mood is omnipresent in stories. In literature, mood is communicated subtly through the use of imagery, conflict, etc.; and explicitly through omniscient narration or dialogue.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion-in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing can influence its mood, from the setting and the imagery to the author’s word choice and tone.

Detailed explanation-5: -In poetry, the mood describes how word choice, subject matter, and the author’s tone convey an overall feeling that characterizes the emotional landscape of a poem for readers.