Question

What is the tone in the poem "Chapter Heading" by Ernest Hemingway? What kind of figurative language does he use?

Answer 1

"to do what you think is best" i think that is it

Answer 2

Chapter Heading 
For we have thought the longer thoughts 
And gone the shorter way. 
And we have danced to devils' tunes, 
Shivering home to pray; 
To serve one master in the night, 
Another in the day. 
‐Ernest Hemingway 

Answer 3

it could mean a few things , the thing i thought of was.:

For we have thought the longer thoughts
And gone the shorter way.
= Wanted to go farther or didnt make it quiet like he thought, so took the next option in life(the shorter way)

And we have danced to devils' tunes,
Shivering home to pray;
= Done evil deeds and was ashmed then made it back home to hope for forgiveness in god, or that something out there wouldnt get them back or they would not get in trouble.

To serve one master in the night,
Another in the day.
= maybe was a servent.
or maybe a master in the ngiht was refferded to god, and the one in the day was an addiction, or something happend as a child when they had to serve or act a certain way because of abbusive parents.

Answer 4

You copyed that from Yahoo... ._.

Answer 5

yes i couldn't find a good answer but this was close enough

Answer 6

It just trys to explain to me what the poem is saying. I want to know the tone...

Answer 7

And what type of figuartive language it uses..

Answer 8

then i dont know because it reminds me of the short way to get things done

Answer 9

Alright then...i'll figure this out on my own then .-.