Question

In one word, describe the tone of the poet at the time of writing.
Comment on the fact that the setting of the poem is universal.

Answer 1

Answer:

When you speak, your tone of voice suggests your attitude. In fact, it suggests two attitudes: one concerning the people you’re addressing (your audience) and one concerning the thing you’re talking about (your subject). That’s what the term tone means when it’s applied to poetry as well. Tone can also mean the general emotional weather of the poem.

Explanation:

The tone of a poem is the attitude you feel in it — the writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience. The tone in a poem of praise is approval. In a satire, you feel irony. In an antiwar poem, you may feel protest or moral indignation. Tone can be playful, humorous, regretful, anything — and it can change as the poem goes along.