♥ Tone ♥

DEFINITION:

The attitude that the poet conveys; refers to the feeling/mood of the poem.

EXAMPLE:

My God, why did you take my mother?
Angles took the wrong one - not her - another.
Regret is a feeling that I feel everyday;
You took her from me, and I didn't say –

"I Love You, Mom," in my own way;
Only to hear her say it back to me.
God, why couldn't you just let us be?
She didn't deserve to die;
Didn't deserve to be in pain,
Only to leave me here asking you why -
Night after night when I cry in vain.

The tones that this poem has are regret, sorrow, complains, lonely, sad.

SIGNIFICANCE:

Tone speaks for the poem. While imagery helps the reader to understand the poem with senses, tone helps the reader to ‘feel’ the poem with their hearts/empathy.