4
Excited
Joyful
Loving
Optimistic
Passionate
Sincere
Supportive
Sympathetic
Warm
Defeated
Depressed/melancholic
Devastated
Disappointed
Guilty
Hostile
Hopeless
Indifferent/apathetic
Lonely
Pessimistic
Resentful
Threatening
Troubled
Worried
Religious
Sarcastic
Secretive
Sentimental
3.
Setting and Atmosphere
Where and when is the poem set? Does the setting create any prevailing feeling in
the poem?
Does the setting affect the mood of the speaker?
Can any of the adjectives listed below describe the mood and atmosphere of the
poem?
Positive
Negative
Others
Uplifting
Light-hearted
Harmonious
Idyllic
Peaceful
Serene
Warm
Welcoming
Bleak
Confining
Dark
Desolate
Gloomy/sombre
Grim
Heavy
Lonely
Pensive
Scary/eerie/spooky
Tense
Solemn
Quiet