Assignment
3.4 Mood in Hamlet
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Assignment
In Unit 2, we reviewed tone and mood and how an author uses diction to create particular moods in readers. In poetry, the compact use of emotional and figurative language leads readers to feel a range of emotions.
Using the Hamlet text, you will observe how Shakespeare's diction helped to create a particular mood. Remember, tone is the author's attitude towards his topic and mood is the emotion created in the reader. These are often the same emotion but can be different. For example, a disagreeable character might be feeling angry about locking keys in the car, but you, the reader, might feel delighted that it happened to that particular character.
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Assignment
In Unit 2, we reviewed tone and mood and how an author uses diction to create particular moods in readers. In poetry, the compact use of emotional and figurative language leads readers to feel a range of emotions.
Using the Hamlet text, you will observe how Shakespeare's diction helped to create a particular mood. Remember, tone is the author's attitude towards his topic and mood is the emotion created in the reader. These are often the same emotion but can be different. For example, a disagreeable character might be feeling angry about locking keys in the car, but you, the reader, might feel delighted that it happened to that particular character.
| Step 1 | Choose one of the following speeches and identify and jot down words and phrases in relation to figurative language.
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| Step 2 | Read the passage out loud. Make notes about mood and sound devices. How does this passage sound when you say it out loud? Is there an identifiable rhythm? How do the words sound as you speak them−harsh and jarring or soft and musical? How do the sound devices contribute to the mood of the passage? |
| Step 3 | Make notes about the mood and figurative language. What is the mood of the passage? How does figurative language contribute to the mood of the passage? |
| Step 4 | Write a critical response paragraph. Explain how figurative language is used to create the mood in the speech you selected. |
| Step 5 | Review the rubric. Submit your 3.4 critical response paragraph as a PDF or MS Word file. |