Question

What is the mood and tone of this short part of this poem below:
“Here and there
his brown skin hung in strips
like ancient wallpaper,
and its pattern of darker brown
was like wallpaper:
shapes like full-blown roses
stained and lost through age.”

Answer 1

Alright, so what do you think prior to this?

Answer 2

i am not sure

Answer 3

Is there answer choices?

Answer 4

no there isn't

Answer 5

While tone signifies an author's point of view, the mood of a piece of writing is the atmosphere of a piece and the overall feeling it conveys to the reader. - Source:https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tone-vs-mood#examples-of-tone

Alright so now, let's start with mood. You notice the figurative language the author is using "stained and lost through age","ancient wallpaper"

So now with these quotes, what mood do you think the poem conveys to you?

Answer 6

old i guess

Answer 7

You would think that. Let's reword it to "Past"

Answer 8

So now, the tone of this poem is a bit tricky, but we can do it. This shows the author's point of view through characteristics of their writing, for example their style of writing.

Answer 9

So looking at this poem, what would you say the author's point of view is?

Answer 10

It is tentative?

Answer 11

Well, I wouldn't say they are tentative. But I would think the style is very focused on the past, you could say they are reminiscent.

Answer 12

So, do you need any further help?

Answer 13

No, I think that got it covered, Thank you!

Answer 14

No problem, if you need any help with anything you can @ me.