mood piece
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A work of fiction more centered on evoking a specific mood than following a conventional plot.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The always impressive Spall elevates this low-key mood piece a little, but even his skill as an actor can’t save the stultifying pacing."