Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy's poem, "Neutral Tones," immerses itself in subtle hints of
neutrality, from descriptions of nature to usage of color, when describing
the end of a relationship. The relationship appears to have been inevitable
through the exhaustion of time and has ended amicably. However, that
neutrality does not necessarily evoke impartial or even distant emotions
with regard to the break-up. The break-up instead causes the main character
of the poem to hold st...