The tone of stanza 1 is horrific. It includes this quote, “Shook all our coffins as we lay, And broke the chancel window-squares, We thought it was the Judgement-day.” This quote includes multiple words to make the poem feel horrific like coffins, broken windows, and Judgement-day. This shows that the world is in pieces and may be coming to an end, which for most is a horrific event. Coffins also shows this since, they hold dead bodies which since the mid-1800s has been the center for horror stories.
Stanza 2 says, “And sat upright…. Arose the howl… The mouse let fall, The worms drew back…” This shows how the tone of stanza 2 is awakened. In this stanza everything is changing, people are waking up and all of the animals are hiding and howling. Everything is changing its behavior because of something that has just started or awakened. This awakening of this thing is what has set the tone for this stanza. …show more content…
“Ha, ha. It will be warmer when I blow the trumpet (if indeed I ever do...),” is a quote from the first line of stanza 6. This shows that whoever is saying this is feeling power. There are many ways to see this. The first one is that he may blow a trumpet. Blowing a trumpet in war means that you are starting an attack which is the job of a leader, it is basically another form of yelling, “Attack!” Another point of power is the fact that he said, “Ha, ha.” This is laugh to show that he is happy or knows he will be soon because of the power he has. He also has a very confident tone which can be taken as powerful because this is a quote of this person saying a speech in front of a group of
Stanza 2 says, “And sat upright…. Arose the howl… The mouse let fall, The worms drew back…” This shows how the tone of stanza 2 is awakened. In this stanza everything is changing, people are waking up and all of the animals are hiding and howling. Everything is changing its behavior because of something that has just started or awakened. This awakening of this thing is what has set the tone for this stanza. …show more content…
“Ha, ha. It will be warmer when I blow the trumpet (if indeed I ever do...),” is a quote from the first line of stanza 6. This shows that whoever is saying this is feeling power. There are many ways to see this. The first one is that he may blow a trumpet. Blowing a trumpet in war means that you are starting an attack which is the job of a leader, it is basically another form of yelling, “Attack!” Another point of power is the fact that he said, “Ha, ha.” This is laugh to show that he is happy or knows he will be soon because of the power he has. He also has a very confident tone which can be taken as powerful because this is a quote of this person saying a speech in front of a group of