A mood is a feeling or a person's specific state of mind at any particular time. A mood is also the prevailing emotion found not only in people but also in literature, music, and other expressive arts. Moods set the overall tone for speech or writing and are an important element in literature as well as in everyday life.
A mood is less specific than an emotion or feeling, less intense and less likely to be triggered by a particular action or event. Moods can described as being either positive or negative. Positive mood examples are calm, cheerful, dreamy, content, amused, excited, good, happy, loving, joyful, mellow, optimistic, etc. Negative mood examples are angry, annoyed, frustated, bad, depressed, mad, irritated, stressed, sad, grumpy, indifferent, weird, etc. Moods are commonly used to describe how an individual person feels at a given time, they also can be used to describe the atmosphere of groups of people, places and eras or time periods.
When describing how a group is feeling, a collective mood is often used. For example, if something unfair happens in the workplace and a group of employees lost their jobs, this group's mood can be described as frustated and enraged. If a group of students gets to go on a fun field trip for the day instead of sitting in the classroom, the mood can be described as excited or happy.
When describing a place, you want to add plenty of detail and use vivid words. For example, if writing about a beach use words such as salty sea , air, gentle breeze, soft sand, lapping waves and warm sun rays. The mood set for this beach is calm and peaceful.When referring to a period of time or specific era, moods can be used to set the scene.Use words that describe how people felt during the time and reflect on how they lived their lives. For example, the Great Depression act. People lost their jobs,went hungry and experienced wide range of emotions.Words such as frightened, panicked and depressed are commonly used to describe people's moods during this time.
In Literature, mood is the feeling created in the reader. This feeling is the result of both the tone and atmosphere of the story. The author's attitude or approach to a character or situation is the tone of a story. The tone sets the mood of the story. Atmosphere is the feeling created by mood and tone.
Some commom moods found in literature includes - Cheerful which is the light hearted mood shown with descriptions of laughter, upbeat songs, delicious smells and bright colors. A cheerful mood fills you with joy and happiness. Humorous is funny and silly mood which can be used to alleviate satirize situation.Idyllic is a calm and peaceful feeling and the mood can sometimes be created by describing a natural setting. Madness is a chaotic mood where random things happen, characters may feel out of control and there seems to be no reason for what is happening. Mysterious is a mood in which things are hidden and puzzling. To create Romantic mood, the setting needs to be lovely, bright and carefree. This can be a candlelight dinner, a picnic on a beach or sailing into the sunset.
Mood is relatively long lasting emotional state. Mood is a state of mind that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well- being. Mood is a normal temporary reaction to life events such as loss of a loved one.We often say, 'today I woke up in a bad or good mood' or that girl/boy is emotional. Mood is an emotional state which is not specific and less intense. A mood is an internal short lasting state that can be caused by posture and internal behavior. Moods set the overall emotion of a story and are a way to express how a person is feeling at a specific point of time. Moods convey emotion and feelings and add interest to any situation.
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