Tones In Robert Frost's Poem 'Tone'

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"Tone" is like water in many respects. It seeks the deeps, your lowest level. How deep are you willing to go? It will follow in your foot steps.
"Tone" is like the mirror when water reflects your interest. Are they still waters, or turbulent with conflicting desires and interests?
"Tone" is like frozen water. Snow can scale the heights between the rolling plains and the tops of mountains. As can "tone."
"Tone" is what you make it. It's an ocean, a river, a creek, a mud puddle.
"Tone" is emotion.
A note-smith worries about how fast they play.
A tone-smith makes sure however fast they play, that their tone speaks to their own heart. This, in turn, makes speaking to the heart of the audience, much

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