Question

What is the tone of the poem? Why? Cite to support your answer

Indian Boy Love Song (#2)


I never spoke
the language
of the old woman

visiting my mother
in winters so cold
they could freeze
the tongue whole

I never held my head
to their thin chests
believing in the heart.

Indian women, forgive me.
I grew up distant
and always afraid.

Answer 1

The tone of the poem is sad and gloomy. The poet uses glum word choices to create this tone. "forgive me. I grew up distant and always afraid." This sentence is a good example of the gloomy tone. The poet is talking about needing forgivness and feeling distant which are both more downhearted emotions.

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