Mood and tone are two literary elements that help create the main idea of a story. The mood is the atmosphere of the story, and the tone is the author's attitude towards the topic. We can identify both by looking at the setting, characters, details, and word choices.
Tone is an authors POV the mood is the overall feeling that conveys to the reader
Explanation:
From master class website
While tone signifies an author's point of view, the mood of a piece of writing is the atmosphere of a piece and the overall feeling it conveys to the reader. ... Authors convey mood through figurative language and literary devices, letting the reader feel whatever mood the writing evokes.
