The best way to think of tone in a poem is to imagine how it would be spoken and what mood you think the speaker would be in. There will be clues to the tone not just in the language but in the ...

“This Life” is a meditation on mortality and the passage of time. The poem’s introspective tone and sparse imagery create a ...

This poem is Giovanni’s nostalgic ode to her childhood home. Unlike many of her pieces that take on a political or ...