Practice Flashcards
Flip to reveal answersWhat is tone?
Track your progress — Sign up free to save your progress and get smart review reminders based on spaced repetition.
All 10 Flashcards — Tone, mood & voice
Sign up free to track progress and get spaced-repetition review schedules.
Question
What is tone?
Answer
The writer's attitude to their subject or reader.
Question
What is mood?
Answer
The feeling created in the reader by the text.
Question
What is voice?
Answer
The distinctive personality of the writing — how the writer sounds.
Question
Tone vs mood?
Answer
Tone is the writer's attitude; mood is the reader's feeling.
Question
Mood vs voice?
Answer
Mood is the feeling in you; voice is the writer's overall personality on the page.
Question
How are all three created?
Answer
Through word choice, imagery and sentence style.
Question
How should you name a tone?
Answer
Precisely — ‘weary, resigned anger’ beats ‘angry’.
Question
What is a tonal shift?
Answer
A deliberate move from one attitude to another that carries meaning.
Question
How do you prove tone/mood/voice?
Answer
Quote the diction, imagery or syntax that builds it — don't just label it.
Question
Commonest mistake?
Answer
Vague labels (‘interesting tone’) with no precise word or evidence.
Read the notes
Full study notes for Tone, mood & voice
Topic 1.2 hub
Word choice & tone
More from Topic 1.2
All flashcards in this topic
English A Lang & Lit exam skills
Paper structures & tips
Track your progress with spaced repetition
Sign up free — Aimnova tells you exactly which cards to review and when, so you remember everything before your IB exam.
Start Free