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Thomas Hardy’s ‘Neutral Tones’ is about the neutrality of feelings and passivity of a lady. The beauty of this poem lies in the use of imagery and most importantly the colors.
"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. Thomas Hardy. Brief Summary. The speaker is recounting meeting with a former lover at the side of a pond. It was winter when they met so the atmosphere is cold and deathlike showing that they no longer love each other. Synopsis. The speaker introduces them as standing by a pond in winter. He recalls their relationship breaking down.
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...
19 sty 2016 · Thomas Hardy’s classic poem ‘Neutral Tones’ – analysed by Dr Oliver Tearle. ‘Neutral Tones’ was written when Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a young man (in 1867) but not published until 1898, when his first volume of poetry, Wessex Poems, appeared.
19 sty 2019 · But going more in-depth, Hardy is giving the ‘smile’ a kind of suicidal persona – the life it currently has only serves to give it strength for death. This personifies the woman as having a glimmer of life to her that only serves as a purpose to fulfill her coldness and bitterness.
5 lis 2023 · Analysis of the Poem 'Neutral Tones' by Thomas Hardy. A reflective speaker looks back to a certain fateful day in winter. Two lovers meet, perhaps for the last time, to decide if their relationship is worth preserving. The scene is set in the countryside or in a park.
