“The Devil and Tom Walker”

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Literary Term Mood

Overall feeling or atmosphere of a story, play or poem Intangible – you can’t point to mood in a textSetting is a good place to start to identify a story’s

mood. Details of time and place / how does the setting make you feel?

Also, consider both word choice and plot. How are things described…. or how does the story end?

The mood can typically be identified with 1 or 2 adjectives (romantic, gloomy, threatening, etc.)

Even though you may sense several moods, there will always be one dominant feeling.

“The Devil and Tom Walker”Three-part writing assignment

Part 1 - PredictionAs you read this story, take notes in chart form (see below).

Identify clues that suggest or foreshadow what may happen further along in the story. Then, make a prediction based on that clue. Later, note what actually happens.

Clue Prediction What actually happens Part 2 - Characteristics of Romanticism

Using your notes, identify the characteristics of this story that make it an example of American Romanticism.

Part 3 - MoodHow would you describe the mood of this story? Why do

assign that particular mood? Find evidence in the story to support your chosen mood.