The speaker's tone of curiosity is evident in lines like, "How have you done this? What can you be?" This reflects a sense of wonder and bewilderment about the existence of men, as the speaker grapples with understanding their nature. The repeated questioning shows an eagerness to learn more, reinforcing the tone of curiosity throughout the poem.
Strange Meetings
By Harold Mono
If suddenly a clod1 of earth should rise,
And walk about, and breathe, and speak, and love,
How one would tremble, and in what surprise
Gasp: "Can you move?"
I see men walking, and I always feel:
"Earth! How have you done this? What can you be?"
I can't learn how to know men, or conceal2
How strange they are to me.
1. clod: a lump of something, especially dirt or clay
2. conceal: hide
5. What is this poem about?
This poem is about the author exploring the sense of wonders
6. What is the speaker's tone? Curiosity
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