1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
navik [9.2K]
3 years ago
5

What is the overall tone of “The Lady of Shalott”? How does Tennyson convey this tone?

English
1 answer:
enyata [817]3 years ago
8 0

The overall tone of the poem is melancholic and mysterious. Although the poem begins with descriptions of the beautiful surroundings, the sense of confinement and suppression creeps in through the language Tennyson uses:

Four gray walls, and four gray towers,

Overlook a space of flowers,

And the silent isle imbowers

The Lady of Shalott.

The lady is a prisoner in a tower, cursed to never to clearly see the actual beauty in the world except through reflections in her mirror. When the poet tells us that “She lives with little joy or fear,” we know that she has a placid and uneventful existence. The tone of the poem leads the reader to believe that a climax is imminent. The lady says, “I am half sick of shadows,” suggesting that she is tempted to leave the tower.

The poet uses an even tone while describing the beautiful city of Camelot. The imagery creates a mood of tranquility. The melancholy tone used to depict the imprisonment of the lady changes to a tone of urgency when the curse befalls the Lady. The atmosphere of doom becomes prevalent in the poem from the moment the lady sets eyes on the outside world.

You might be interested in
Has
MA_775_DIABLO [31]

Answer:

Both texts present a moment of human weakness

Explanation:

The first text shows a moment when Ellen is going through a delicate moment, which left her fragile, with wounded pride and shaken vanity. The second text shows a moment when a character feels a strong fear for a situation that is happening at the moment and that makes him apprehensive.

Both texts present moments of human fragility, when an individual is vulnerable and may have abnormal attitudes as a way to protect himself.

3 0
3 years ago
In Jack London's "To Build a Fire," the main character falls through the ice in the frigid waters of a creek in the Yukon and mu
Maksim231197 [3]

Answer:

B: It escalates the conflict by showing that the man's situation has gone from bad to worse.

Explanation:

I took the test

3 0
3 years ago
Why doesn't John-the-Fletcher take Robin to Sir Peter de Lindsay? A. John-the-Fletcher does not come because he dies of the plag
Mademuasel [1]
Its D. because he lost his leg and he is ill
6 0
3 years ago
Share what you think the key elements of a narrative are (i.e., what makes a good story work).
timofeeve [1]
Dialogue
Suspense
Relatable characters
Setting
Mystery (don't reveal everything)...
5 0
3 years ago
....................................
Rasek [7]
In Romeo and Juliet, another possible reason for the Prince's reluctance to follow through on the sentence of death that he has proclaimed for anyone who disturbs the peace of the streets of Verona is that he may reason that his putting of Romeo to death may ignite more feuding and simply perpetuate the hatred between the Montague and Capulet family. For, since he knows that already three civil brawls have erupted from only "an airy word" and caused Verona's senior citizens to take out their old weapons and resume their fighting, the Prince may feel that banishment for Romeo is preferable.

that's just for answer 1
7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Which of the following can a cell contain?
    14·1 answer
  • Someone please start a message with me.
    12·2 answers
  • An attempt to explain an observation pattern is called a
    8·1 answer
  • Was it a dream 5. PART A: Which of the following best describes a theme of the story?
    14·2 answers
  • The following question is based on your reading of “Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift.
    10·1 answer
  • Name one allusion from the short story: Araby
    14·1 answer
  • Which is Wiesel's first impression of Auschwitz ?
    5·1 answer
  • WILL MARK BRAINLIESTTT!!! HELPP!!Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    9·1 answer
  • The colored people are wedded to associations.
    7·1 answer
  • how companies themselves are inviting consumers to play a more active role in shaping and products and brand content
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!