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By Thomas Hardy. We stood by a pond that winter day, And the sun was white, as though chidden of God, And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash, and were gray. Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove. Over tedious riddles of years ago; And some words played between us to and fro. On which lost the more by our love.
"Neutral Tones" is a bleak and pessimistic poem that depicts the end of a love affair and the psychological aftereffects. Thomas Hardy wrote the poem in 1867, though it was not published until 1898 in the collection Wessex Poems and Other Verses.
‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy is about a speaker’s neutral mental state after being dejected in love. The image of the “pond edged with grayish leaves” displays the speaker’s mental state.
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) Hardy was known as being insecure, depressed and sensitive as a result of two unhappy marriages. This lack of happiness is well-reflected in the depressing tone of “Neutral Tones”.
One of Hardy’s most famous early poems, written in 1867 and included in his first collection, 1898’s Wessex Poems and Other Verses. This is a poem about disappointed love, and is probably auto...
"Neutral Tones" is a poem written by Thomas Hardy in 1867. Forming part of his 1898 collection Wessex Poems and Other Verses, it is the most widely praised of his early poems. [1] It is about the end of a relationship, and carries strong emotional appeal despite its "neutral tones".
Thomas Hardy’s poem “Neutral Tones” is a dramatic monologue consisting of four tetrameter quatrains. The speaker addresses an estranged lover and reminisces about a foreseen moment in...
