Question

and then there were none - mood
mood is the overall atmosphere or feeling of a literary work. mood goes hand in hand with tone; these two combined create strong feelings or emotions the reader experiences.
directions: read the following paragraphs to complete the charts on agatha christie’s use of language to convey mood.
passage 1:
receiving an assent to this, the curtains were drawn and the lamps turned on. the room grew more cheerful. a little of the shadow lifted. surely, by tomorrow, the storm would be over and someone would come—a boat would arrive…

image the quote creates	mood the quote creates

passage 2:
vera moved to the tea table. there was a cheerful rattle and clink of china. normality returned.
tea! bless ordinary everyday afternoon tea! philip lombard made a cheery remark. blore responded. dr. armstrong told a humorous story. mr. justice wargrave, who ordinarily hated tea, sipped approvingly.

image the quote creates	mood the quote creates

passage 3:
“well—after all—what of it? it’s mad—but so’s everything else. anyway, it doesn’t matter. you can’t kill anybody with an oilsilk curtain. forget about it.”
rogers said:
“yes, sir, thank you, sir.”
he went out, shutting the door behind him.
inside the room, the pall of fear had fallen anew.
again, surreptitiously, they watched each other.

image the quote creates	mood the quote creates

Explanation:

Passage 1

For the image: The quote describes curtains being drawn, lamps turned on, the room becoming more cheerful, shadow lifting, and the hope that the storm will end and a boat will arrive. So the image is a room brightening up with lifted shadows, and a hopeful scene of the storm ending and rescue arriving. For the mood: The words “cheerful”, “lifted”, and the hope for tomorrow and a boat create a mood of hope and relief, with a touch of cheerfulness as the room becomes brighter.

For the image: Vera moves to a tea table with a cheerful rattle of china, people are having tea, making cheery remarks, telling humorous stories, and even someone who dislikes tea sips approvingly. So the image is a cozy, ordinary tea - time scene with people interacting cheerfully. For the mood: The words “cheerful”, “normality”, “cheery remark”, “humorous story” create a mood of normalcy, cheerfulness, and a sense of comfort as ordinary life (like having tea) resumes.

For the image: A character dismisses a concern about an oil - silk curtain, Rogers leaves, and then inside the room, a “pall of fear” falls again, with people watching each other secretly. So the image is a tense scene where after a brief dismissal of fear, fear descends again, and people are suspiciously watching one another. For the mood: The words “pall of fear”, “surreptitiously watched each other” create a mood of fear, tension, and suspicion, as the sense of fear returns and people are wary of each other.

Answer:

Image the quote creates	Mood the quote creates

Passage 2