part one
standards focus: setting, tone, and mood
setting is the time, place, and atmosphere in which the action of a story takes place. setting can include time of day, weather, season, era, location, and social or political atmosphere; for example: the year is 1914. it is early morning, outside the barn on fosters farm in glenn, kansas. the sun is rising slowly, and the animals begin to flutter about, welcoming a new day.
tone is the authors attitude toward his subject; a clever writer can use a sympathetic tone to make the reader feel sorry for a character, for example. conversely, writers can use a distant, detached tone to keep the reader from relating or feeling sentiment for a character. some words to describe tone are: somber, sarcastic, bitter, matter - of - fact, sentimental, etc.
mood is the general emotional response that a reader feels when reading. writers use figurative language, details, dialogue, and foreshadowing to help set the mood in a piece of literature. mood is often expressed in adjectives which describe how the writer intends to make you feel, like: tense, serene, somber, optimistic, dark, and depressed.
in part one, bradbury creates a mood of tension and unrest from the very first sentences of the novel: \it was a pleasure to burn. it was a special pleasure to see things blackened and changed.\ by equating the idea of \pleasure\ with burning and fire, we immediately feel uneasy. our conscience tells us that something on fire is generally a bad thing.
directions: for each of the quotes from the text, underline the words that reveal the setting, including clues about time, place, and atmosphere; then on the line labeled \setting,\ explain how these particular words indicate specifics about the setting. next, explain the tone. bradbury uses figurative language, imagery, etc., if apparent, to create mood. include comments on the use of figurative language, imagery, etc., if apparent. finally, describe the mood of the excerpt using as many details and appropriate adjectives as possible. an example has been done for you.
ex. he autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk. it is windy and leaves are thrown into the air as the girl walks forward.\
a. setting: it is autumn, after dark.
b. tone: distant, detached, ominous; the tone makes us feel as if there is no one along, and the girl appears nervous, threatening, eerie; the gust of wind, almost with a ghostly quality
c. mood: lonely, uneasy, skeptical, suspicious
1. \it was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set. complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb world where no sound from the great city could penetrate. the room was not empty.\
a. setting:
b. tone:
c. mood:
2. \without turning on the light he imagined how this room would look. his wife stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold, like a body displayed on the lid of a tomb, her eyes fixed to the ceiling by invisible threads of steel, immovable...the room was indeed empty. every night the waves came in and bore her off on their great tides of sound, floating her, wide - eyed, toward morning.\ fahrenheit 451 literature guide ©2007 secondary solutions - 25 -

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part one
standards focus: setting, tone, and mood
setting is the time, place, and atmosphere in which the action of a story takes place. setting can include time of day, weather, season, era, location, and social or political atmosphere; for example: the year is 1914. it is early morning, outside the barn on fosters farm in glenn, kansas. the sun is rising slowly, and the animals begin to flutter about, welcoming a new day.
tone is the authors attitude toward his subject; a clever writer can use a sympathetic tone to make the reader feel sorry for a character, for example. conversely, writers can use a distant, detached tone to keep the reader from relating or feeling sentiment for a character. some words to describe tone are: somber, sarcastic, bitter, matter - of - fact, sentimental, etc.
mood is the general emotional response that a reader feels when reading. writers use figurative language, details, dialogue, and foreshadowing to help set the mood in a piece of literature. mood is often expressed in adjectives which describe how the writer intends to make you feel, like: tense, serene, somber, optimistic, dark, and depressed.
in part one, bradbury creates a mood of tension and unrest from the very first sentences of the novel: \it was a pleasure to burn. it was a special pleasure to see things blackened and changed.\ by equating the idea of \pleasure\ with burning and fire, we immediately feel uneasy. our conscience tells us that something on fire is generally a bad thing.
directions: for each of the quotes from the text, underline the words that reveal the setting, including clues about time, place, and atmosphere; then on the line labeled \setting,\ explain how these particular words indicate specifics about the setting. next, explain the tone. bradbury uses figurative language, imagery, etc., if apparent, to create mood. include comments on the use of figurative language, imagery, etc., if apparent. finally, describe the mood of the excerpt using as many details and appropriate adjectives as possible. an example has been done for you.
ex. 	he autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk. it is windy and leaves are thrown into the air as the girl walks forward.\
a. setting: it is autumn, after dark.
b. tone: distant, detached, ominous; the tone makes us feel as if there is no one along, and the girl appears nervous, threatening, eerie; the gust of wind, almost with a ghostly quality
c. mood: lonely, uneasy, skeptical, suspicious
1. \it was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set. complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb world where no sound from the great city could penetrate. the room was not empty.\
a. setting:
b. tone:
c. mood:
2. \without turning on the light he imagined how this room would look. his wife stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold, like a body displayed on the lid of a tomb, her eyes fixed to the ceiling by invisible threads of steel, immovable...the room was indeed empty. every night the waves came in and bore her off on their great tides of sound, floating her, wide - eyed, toward morning.\ fahrenheit 451 literature guide ©2007 secondary solutions - 25 -

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# Brief Explanations:
1.
    - a. Setting: The setting is a dark, cold, marbled - like room in a mausoleum after the moon has set. There are no sounds from outside, suggesting isolation. Clues are "like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum", "after the moon has set", "no sound from the great city could penetrate".
    - b. Tone: The tone is ominous and somber. Words like "mausoleum", "darkness" create a sense of foreboding.
    - c. Mood: The mood is one of unease and isolation. The description of the room as a tomb - like space with no outside sounds gives a feeling of being cut off and in a spooky environment.
2.
    - a. Setting: A bedroom at night. Clues are "without turning on the light", "every night the waves came in", "toward morning". The room is described as cold and empty - like a tomb with his wife's body stretched on the bed.
    - b. Tone: The tone is melancholic and ominous. The comparison of the room to a tomb and the description of his wife's body create a sense of sadness and foreboding.
    - c. Mood: The mood is one of loneliness, unease, and a sense of impending doom. The imagery of the cold, tomb - like room and the waves coming in at night contribute to this mood.
# Answer:
1.
    - a. A dark, cold, marbled - like room in a mausoleum after the moon has set; no sound from the outside city.
    - b. Ominous, somber.
    - c. Unease, isolation.
2.
    - a. A bedroom at night; cold, empty - like a tomb with his wife on the bed; waves come in at night, towards morning.
    - b. Melancholic, ominous.
    - c. Loneliness, unease, impending doom.

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