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Understanding Mood in Poetry Analysis

The document discusses mood in poetry. It defines mood as the atmosphere or context created by a writer through their use of words and phrases. A poet must consider the theme and purpose of their poem and choose a mood, such as somber, light-hearted, or thought-provoking, that best conveys those elements to the reader. The document provides an example poem and instructs the reader to identify the theme, purpose and mood. It emphasizes that analyzing poems for their meaning, purpose and mood is called exposition.

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Understanding Mood in Poetry Analysis

The document discusses mood in poetry. It defines mood as the atmosphere or context created by a writer through their use of words and phrases. A poet must consider the theme and purpose of their poem and choose a mood, such as somber, light-hearted, or thought-provoking, that best conveys those elements to the reader. The document provides an example poem and instructs the reader to identify the theme, purpose and mood. It emphasizes that analyzing poems for their meaning, purpose and mood is called exposition.

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MOOD

"It Was A Dark And Stormy Night . . ."

Lesson 17

Mood is defined as a created atmosphere or context. In the movies mood is achieved by


special lighting, sound effects, selected music, and the tone of the actors’ dialogue and
actions. In poetry, to create mood, the writer must rely on his/her use of words and
phrases to "paint the right scene" - in other words, create the right mood. The mood may
be somber, light-hearted, "other worldly," comical, silly, or thought provoking. It is up to
you, as the poet, to consider your theme and purpose. Then create the mood that best
relays those two elements to your reader.

Let’s look at some poems and practice identifying theme, purpose, and mood in the
following poem

Days

Karle Wilson Baker

Some days my thoughts are just cocoons--all cold,

and dull and blind,

They hang from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind;

And other days they drift and shine--such free and flying things!

I find the gold-dust in my hair, left by their brushing wings.


The theme is:________________________________________.

The mood is ______________________________________.

The purpose is ______________________________________.

Go to Lesson 2 and choose a poetry site. Then choose a poem and do the above exercise
again.

When you search a poem for its hidden meaning, purpose, and mood, it is called
exposition.

Now that you’ve had a chance to analyze some poems, make a decision about the type of
mood you want to establish with your theme from Lesson 15.

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