Read these lines from Sylvia Plath's "Daddy":

You do not do, you do not do
Any more, black shoe
In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.
Which best describes the speaker's tone

Question

Read these lines from Sylvia Plath's "Daddy":

You do not do, you do not do
Any more, black shoe
In which I have lived like a foot
For thirty years, poor and white,
Barely daring to breathe or Achoo.
Which best describes the speaker's tone

anonymous · Answer

Which best describes the speaker's tone?
a.) Sad 
b.)Angry 
c.)Complacent 
d.)Independent

gabbyalicorn · Answer

Hello there, @Yelain! Welcome to Open Study!!! :)

First off, what do you think the tone is. What can you rule out?

anonymous · Answer

I believe its angry  I would definitely  would rule out complacent and sad.

bigdreams · Answer

for some reason i think it's independent. but, i could be angry.

gabbyalicorn · Answer

I agree with @BigDreams. Angry would not quite show the tone in this poem.

gabbyalicorn · Answer

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gabbyalicorn · Answer

Please close this question when you're done. Thanks!

anonymous · Answer

Thank you ! :)