In literary analysis it is helpful to acknowledge or create a distinction between these terms:
mood represents the writer's feelings towards his/her subject matter; tone results from her/his attitude to the topic.
The mood might be sad or joyful or any other emotional state whilst the tone could be ironic, adulatory etc and is more a mental state.
Some useful hints about correct English and tips on literary analysis by Barbara Daniels (Doc Barbara) an ex-teacher with an Oxford M.A. in English Language and Literature and a London Ph. D
Single inverted commas
Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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