Tone and attitude are important in determining the meaning
of any written work, not just
poetry.
Tone/attitude is the same thing as feeling or
emotion.
When analyzing anything literary (and well, visual
art probably counts here too) it is important to understand how the author's feelings
combine with his or her mode/style of writing (rhetorical techniques) to create a
purpose - which ultimately is creating a feeling or emotional response for the
reader.
Typically, when you can determine how the author
feels, you can determine what it is he or she is trying to say... what MESSAGE he or she
is trying to send.
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