Defining Mood and Tone This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
You will analyze how complex characters develop and impact other characters, the plot, and the theme; analyze the impact word choice has on a text's
meaning and tone, and analyze an author's choices in structure and the effect those choices have on a text.
Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a
brief evaluation of your work.
Activity
Reflect on your reading of Guy de Maupassant's" An Uncomfortable Bed by answering the following questions about the mood and tone of
the work.
Part A
How would you describe the mood throughout the story "An Uncomfortable Bed? How is the mood developed? Cite specific lines to support your
response