One of our objectives this year is to develop our understanding of how word choices by a writer can create a mood in a fictional story. However, I think that before we do that, it makes sense to first develop our understanding of what mood is. So, our first goal this week is to talk about emotions in the more exact, rigorous way that we prefer.
Here's a set of quizlet flashcards designed to formalize our knowledge about feelings - did you know that there are eight basic ones? All other emotions are just combinations of the eight (anxiety is fear + anticipation, while eagerness is joy + anticipation), the eight themselves at different intensities (rage is just very, very angry), or the eight in different contexts (jealousy is anger while coveting, and shame is disgust + sadness directed inward). I didn't learn this until I was thirty or so, and I couldn't believe that it wasn't taught in elementary school.
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