Tone.
This is a kind of emotion in the poem. When a person is talking on a given topic, he does so in a particular manner. For example, a mother talking about her child may speak to him in a loving manner. A father who is angry with his child may speak to him in a manner that reveals his anger. Tone reveals the persona’s feelings towards his subject.
To discover the tone that the poet is using, you ask your-self whether he is speaking angrily, sympathetically or calmly; whether his speech is relaxed, neural, sad, serious, sarcastic, whether he is using bitter, playful, shouting, whispering or a complaining tone; whether he is using mockery, or ironical, frank and precise, formal, solemn or imploring tone, colloquial (ancient tone etc.) The poet’s tone may change in the course of the poem; You must watch his signals and listen to his hints.
