Tone

Definition: The tone is a mood or attitude a poem has towards the theme. It can be defined using the standard human emotions, or even kinesthetic ones.

Example:

His eyes blazed with fury,

His face as hot as lava,

He felt his heart burning with anger,

Towards the guilty one,

Boom, boom, boom

Stomped his feet,

Crack, crack, crack,

Went his hands,

Bam, bam, bam

Were his blows,

To the unfaithful one.

Significance: The significance of this term allows readers to percieve what the poem is talking about by the sound of the words, and is important in defining what the poet is trying to convey by the usage of specific words. In a way, it is like asking the poem, how it feels.