Question

"Love in the Moonlight" by Dillon York No one knows I'm here. Silvery strands of moonlight. Shh. Meet me by the ancient oak. What bird will dare but the great horned owl? The fire within my heart burns only for you. Do you love me too? Source: York, Dillon. "Love in the Moonlight." Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems by Teenagers. Ed. Betsy Franco. Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2008. Print. Which word best describes the tone of the poem? pessimistic sentimental ironic nostalgic

Answer 1

B) Sentimental.

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Answer 2

Sentimental.

Step-by-step explanation:

A sentimental feeling is when someone is influenced by his sentiments his emotions and feelings in talking about a certain thing. It involved the feelings of the heart and provoked the person into talking deep.

The given lines from the poem "Love in the Moonlight" by Dillon York is written in a sentimental tone. This is because the speaker is talking or addressing his beloved, with romantic feelings. He declares "the fire within my heart burns only for you" and then asks "Do you love me too?" All these words are expressive of the emotional feeling of the speaker.

Thus, the correct answer is sentimental.