2. MOOD
• The overall emotion created by a work of
literature. (Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1990)
• Mood can usually be described with one or
two adjectives, such as eerie, dreamy, jubilant,
or angry. All of the elements of literature,
from figures of speech to langueages rhythm,
contribute to a work’s mood. (Holt, Rinehart,
Winston, 1990)

3. Examples of Mood
• “He tries to get out and run, and I swear I have no idea
I’m firing the gun until I’ve stepped toward him and
hear the glass shatter.” (Zusak, 10)
– In this scene of the story, the authors tries to display
suspense as Ed is catching the bank robber.
• “’Were you seeing that man when Dad was still alive….’
‘Did Dad know?’ Long pause. A pause that murders,
until my mother turns away and cries, and the night is
so deep and dark that I wonder if the sun will ever
come up.” (Zusak, 247-248)
– In this scene there is a sense of sorrow as the argument
between Ed and his mother is ended.