Posted by mysterychicken on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5:50pm.
Study these sites, and then tell us what you think is the tone in each of those poems.
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pcraddoc/mwtone.htm
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/poetry/tone_def.html
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/glossaryItem.do?id=8107
So, what if I say that the tone of Dickinson's poem is imaginative and peaceful as she describes the moor and heaven..would that work?
Thanks
-MC
Yes, I think that works. Dickinson also shows a positive attitude toward things and ideas she can't see.
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