Which statement describes the difference in tone between the first half and the second half of "Poem"? The first half is philoso
phical; the second half portrays reality. The first half is optimistic; the second half is more ominous. The first half suggests indifference; the second half is more promising. The first half questions authority; the second half approves of commercialism.
The first half is philosophical while the second half portrays reality.
Explanation:
The poem is usually contrasted in a way that readers or listeners indulge in the stanza and remembers it. This is only possible when the first half of the poem is more towards the philosophy rather than reality as this will create imaginative values in the reader which will insist him to read further.
