Friday, May 18, 2012

Tone

Definition: mood, attitude the speaker takes on in a poem

Example:

Anger Fills My Heart and Soul by Jacob Hill

Anger fills my heart and soul
Anger takes a mighty toll
Anger lessens but can never leave
Anger you hope to never receive,
Anger stays forever within
Anger acts with the might of all sin
Anger is deadly to all around
Anger gets mad at the thought of sound
Anger is the thoughts in my head
Anger that’s mine all should dread
Anger for me is different from you
Anger you see tells me what to do
Anger will sit and whisper in my ear
Anger he sits and tells me all that you fear,

Anger…
He is here
He’s here to stay
Anger is the hole
In which we lay
Anger is
And Anger will
Always be with us

He is in me, and he is in you
He can make you do
What he wants you to
Anger will make you
Make you cry
Anger can make you
Want to die
Anger can make you
Go insane
Anger….. ... A blood filled rain
No more anger
No more…..
Walk to the bright light
Shinning through that door…
Not knowing what’s in store
But even then
Anger lives on
But you… nevermore

This poem is obviously about anger, but the tone is different. It creates a mood of hatred toward anger in the beginning. Then it creates a mood of craving. Like you crave the anger that fuels your body. You want it to engulf your mind and body. Then it creates an attitude of fear. It creates a feeling that anger will consume you and soon you'll be no more.

Significance: Mood allows you to connect with these poems. To really feel what the speaker feels and what the writer wanted you to understand and feel. It creates a whole new depth created only by mood.

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