Analysing Atmosphere

Question 1

What is the setting?

Answer 1

Place, time, social circumstances

Question 2

How is the setting explained

Answer 2

Explained through the narrator

Question 3

What is the atmosphere ?

Answer 3

Overall mood of the excerpt
The feeling that readers get

Question 4

How does atmosphere emerge?

Answer 4

Emerges through descriptions - settings and environments

Question 5

Main elements which create the atmosphere

Answer 5

Certain words the author uses (adjectives …) ->wordfields
Setting
Mood
Tone

Question 6

How do you analyze the tone?

Answer 6

Concentrate on the authors words e.g. adjectives which make you feel a certain way

Question 7

What does the tone refer to?

Answer 7

The tone refers to the authors attitude and style of writing towards the subject, the characters or the plot. It can be serious, humorous, ironic and so on

Question 8

What does the mood refer to?

Answer 8

The mood refers to the emotional atmosphere that the text creates for the reader. It evokes feelings such as joy, sadness or fear