ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How would you describe the speaker’s tone in this poem?
A
annoyed
B
idealistic
C
ironic
D
realistic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader. Often described as a “mood” that pervades the experience of reading the poem, it is created by the poem’s vocabulary, metrical regularity or irregularity, syntax, use of figurative language, and rhyme.

Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker of a poem is the voice of the poem, similar to a narrator in fiction. The poet might not necessarily be the speaker of the poem. Sometimes the poet will write from a different perspective, or use the voice of a specific person, as in a persona poem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tone is a literary device that conveys the author’s attitude toward the subject, speaker, or audience of a poem. Tone is sometimes referred to as the “mood” of the poem, and can be established through figurative language and imagery. All forms of writing have a tone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Types of Tone in Writing but here are the basic ones: Formal. Informal. Optimistic.

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