Tone, Mood, and Point of View

Mood and tone help determine the way a reader reacts to a particular writing. The tone may be jovial and excited, suspenseful and terrifying, and everything in between. A writer conveys tone through word choice and descriptions of the setting. The mood is what the reader feels when he or she reads a story. Through appropriate connotation, word choice, and setting descriptions, writers are able to take readers on a fantastic journey to anywhere.

There are four major points of view in literature: first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient.  First and third person limited points of view only give the reader the thoughts and feelings of one character in the story, while third person omniscient tells everything about every character. The point of view affects the way you, the reader, perceives the characters, plot, setting, and mood of the story. Remember, HOW a story is told is just as important as WHY a story is told.