Read the following poem.

Wondrous Winter

Long sleek branches

Sway to the music of the wind.

A game of hide and seek

The clouds and sun do play.

Blades of grass sleep

Under a sparkly blanket of frost.

Winter's beauty transforms

Landscapes into wonderlands.

Using the RACES strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain and Summarize) to answer the following question.

What is the tone of "Wonderous Winter"? Provide textual evidence to support your analysis of the tone of the poem.

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Olson

22 August, 05:31

Read the following poem.

Wondrous Winter

Long sleek branches

Sway to the music of the wind.

A game of hide and seek

The clouds and sun do play.

Blades of grass sleep

Under a sparkly blanket of frost.

Winter's beauty transforms

Landscapes into wonderlands.

Using the RACES strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain and Summarize) to answer the following question.

What is the tone of "Wonderous Winter"? Provide textual evidence to support your analysis of the tone of the poem.

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Quentin Aguilar · Answer 1

The tone of a poem is its emotional weather.

The tone of this poem is cheerful because it can be observed that Winter is described as "Wondrous", or marvelous. Besides, the poem uses words such as "sparkly", and it is said that the beauty of the winter transforms landscapes into wonderlands. To sum up, the poem gives the sensation to the audience that the author has a positive view about winter.