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Understanding tone, mood, and atmosphere is essential for the SET. In Stage 1, comprehension questions frequently ask you to identify the tone of a passage, the mood of a character, or the atmosphere a writer creates. In Stage 2, creating a convincing atmosphere in your extended writing will earn you higher marks. This lesson teaches you what these terms mean, how to identify them, and how to create them in your own writing.
Tone is the writer's attitude towards the subject or the reader. You can think of tone as the "voice" the writer uses — just as your tone of voice changes when you are happy, angry, sarcastic, or sad, a writer's tone can shift throughout a piece.
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