Tone Of Fear By Gabriela Mistral
Tone: “Tone is the author’s attitude toward the reader of the subject of the work. It can be described with adjectives such as formal or informal, scolding or encouraging, or humorous or serious.” (700) Pearson
Example: “...make her queen. They would put her on a throne where I could not go to see her.” (802) Mistral, “Fear”
Context: In the short poem “Fear” written by Gabriela Mistral; the narrator, faced with the dilemma of possibly losing her child, describes her anxiety over the possibility of “them” taking her daughter away. One of her fears is the thought of her daughter becoming a queen.
Concept: The tone in this passage is made noticeable due to the content of the passage itself; the narrator does not want her daughter to become
Example: “...make her queen. They would put her on a throne where I could not go to see her.” (802) Mistral, “Fear”
Context: In the short poem “Fear” written by Gabriela Mistral; the narrator, faced with the dilemma of possibly losing her child, describes her anxiety over the possibility of “them” taking her daughter away. One of her fears is the thought of her daughter becoming a queen.
Concept: The tone in this passage is made noticeable due to the content of the passage itself; the narrator does not want her daughter to become