Mood is the FEELING the reader gets from a reading selection. Author’s create mood through word choice, imagery, dialogue, setting, and plot. The mood can change from the beginning to the end of a text or it can stay the same.
Examples:Calm, creepy, romantic, sad, tense
Tone is the author’s ATTITUDE toward the subject matter, reader, or audience. It is conveyed (shown) through the author’s WORD CHOICE and details he or she includes. A text may have more than one tone.
Examples: doubtful, humorous, gleeful, serious, critical