Question

Which word best describes the tone of the poem? pessimistic sentimental ironic nostalgic

Answer 1

The tone of the poem 'Love in the Moonlight' is sentimental. One can clearly see how the poem shows traits of emotional reminiscence of the past. He also talks about a love that he has possibly never received back or lost. Even the description of the nature has an emotional and personal aspect to them. There is more feelings involved than reason, logic or thought. 

Answer 2

Answer:

Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.[1] The word nostalgia is learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of νόστος (nóstos), meaning "homecoming", a Homeric word, and ἄλγος (álgos), meaning "pain" or "ache", and was coined by a 17th-century medical student to describe the anxieties displayed by Swiss mercenaries fighting away from home.[2] Described as a medical condition—a form of melancholy—in the Early Modern period,[3] it became an important trope in Romanticism