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Poem - Hardys `Neutral Tones` and Blakes `The Tyger`

The stanzas of the poem highlight the perplexed state of the speaker , all the more emphasizing the astonishment of the speaker as if the speaker has grown unfamiliar with such a very familiar animal

On the other hand , Hardy 's Neutral Tones ' seems to suggest a mood that is melancholic and yet the speaker in the poem appears to be suspending emotions . Such suspension of emotions of bitterness and fondness of the memories of the speaker can be immediately reflected on the title of the poem . The title itself , Neutral Tones ' suggests

br colors that are neither bright nor dark more precisely , the title suggests that the author is trying to put the reader a distance away from the speaker in the sense that the reader may find the consistent reference to white ' and grey ' a bit strange especially since when colors are part of every person 's memories in life . By using white and grey to describe the surroundings of the speaker , the writer of the poem is able to place the reader far enough not to be able to fully grasp the exact emotions of the speaker while recalling memories but near enough to give the reader a certain familiarity of the speaker 's situation

In Blake 's The Tyger ' the speaker 's manifestation of awe and bewilderment heightens the poem 's general mood of `wondering ' of being in a state of questioning what seems to be obvious but which truly is worth thinking about . The author did so by constantly making the speaker pose questions aimed specifically at the tiger 's existence , revealing the depth of interest of the speaker not only with the tiger but also with the immortal hand or eye ' that framed the tiger 's fearful symmetry . Hardy 's Neutral Tones ' can only get as...

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