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Tone is the reflective attitude the poet attempts to evoke in her reader.
When a person speaks they are able to bring to mind both a literal meaning (denotation) as well as a connotative meaning. The connotation of a sentence spoken is noted by “body language, intonation, word choice and many other subtle nuances that allows the speaker to effect a desired reaction from her listener. The poet must use word choices, placement, hyperbole, metaphor, paradox, irony, and satire to place the reader into the mental mood that will give more credence to her chosen subject. I am a proud member of a group of poets who are as diverse as any one could meet in a world as diverse as the one we all share. I have chosen to use the works of some of the poets to illustrate the use of those tools of tone a poet must master to allow the “feelings” she has to be projected to their readers.
TONE
The poet's or persona's attitude in style or expression toward the subject, e.g., loving, ironic, bitter...