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GCSE English Literature · key term
The mood created by a poem’s setting, descriptions, sounds and events.
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Paper 1
The mood or feeling created by a writer's choices of description, events and language.
Revise: LondonCoal burned in domestic fireplaces and industry contributed smoke and soot to London's fogs, so this description combines a recognisable urban condition with an oppressive atmosphere.
Paper 2
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Tone is the attitude in the voice; atmosphere is the mood created around the situation. A speaker can sound confident while describing a frightening atmosphere, so these are related but not identical.
The mood created by a text, such as peacefulness, tension or unease.
