Mood

Jane Eyre: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition

Key Examples in Jane Eyre

Chapter 21
Explanation and Analysis—Ominous and Confessional:

The prevailing mood of the novel is ominous and confessional, with descriptions that often bring to life Jane's inner sense of angst about her future. For example, in Chapter 21, Jane worries that the dreams she has been having about an infant are ominous premonition:

It was a wailing child this night, and a laughing one the next: now it nestled close to me, and now it ran from me; but whatever mood the apparition evinced, whatever aspect it wore, it failed not for seven successive nights to meet me the moment I entered the land of slumber.