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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Tuesday, 6 August 2013

MOOD and TONE

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.