mood piece
mood piece noun: a work of fiction more centered on evoking a specific mood than following a conventional plot.
Noun
mood piece (plural mood pieces)
- A work of fiction more centered on evoking a specific mood than following a conventional plot.
- The new picture isn't a thriller. But as an eerily poetic mood piece, where sea sirens menace the gentle romance of a young sailor and an amusement park "mermaid," this low-budget film is a haunting try for something different.1963 June 7, Howard Thompson, “‘Night Tide,’ a Mood Piece, Is Shown at the Selwyn Theater”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Hunger is more of a mood piece than a straight history of the 1981 Irish hunger strike, but it creates that mood with impressive historical balance and haunting effect.2014 March 6, Alex von Tunzelmann, “Hunger: A mood piece with impressive historical balance”, in The Guardian
Forms of mood piece
| plural | mood pieces |
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Questions about mood piece
- What does mood piece mean?
- Mood piece means a work of fiction more centered on evoking a specific mood than following a conventional plot.
- What part of speech is mood piece?
- Mood piece is a noun.
- What is the plural of mood piece?
- The plural of mood piece is mood pieces.
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