Question

Which action would best help determine the tone of a poem?

assess how the poet uses rhyme and meter to present a particular sound
examine how the poet uses punctuation throughout to develop the poem’s composition
determine how the poet uses plot and characterization to create the poem’s meaning
analyze how the poet uses graphical and structural elements to convey a particular attitude

Answer 1

analyze how the poet uses graphical and structural elements to convey a particular attitude

Reason: tone is the speaker’s attitude, and graphical/structural choices (line breaks, stanzaing, enjambment, punctuation, typography) directly shape how that attitude is expressed.