When one analyzes the tone of a poem, one must almost
certainly always consider the words used.
In looking at the poem, “The Fruit Garden Path,” there are some harsh
words used up until just a little past halfway through the poem with words like
“dispute,” “reckless,” and “throws.” The
tone these words lend to the poem can be thought of to be angry or
resentful. However, the tone changes at
the point where the author begins speaking to the garden itself rather than
about it with the line, “Dear garden of my youth…” From this point on, a gentle nostalgic tone
can be interpreted to be used because of the words “Dear,” “hopes and fears,” and
“my home.”
The theme of the story of baba Abdalla is happiness comes when you are content with what you have.
From the collection of Middle Eastern Stories in 1001, the story of Baba Abdalla is about a man who owned 80 camels. A dervish shows him great treasures to which he at first agrees to share with the dervish. Later, he persuades dervish due to his change in mind to part with share including the balm in a small container. The dervish guides him to apply the balm on his left eye only to view further riches. As the greed hovers over Baba Abdalla, instead of warnings given he persuades dervish to apply balm on right eye to which ultimately makes him totally blind.
