Question

What are the tones in the poems 'I Never Saw a Moor' by Emily Dickinson, and 'Kidnap Poem' by Nikki Giovanni?

What is the tone of a poem and how do i determine it? Thanks

-MC

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

Yes, I think that works. Dickinson also shows a positive attitude toward things and ideas she can't see.