From what perspective is Neutral Tones written?
First person
Second person
Third person
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
aabb
abba
abab
What does the word 'tedious' mean?
Monotonous
Interesting
Ridiculous
Where is there an example of alliteration in the fourth stanza?
'God-curst'
'keen lessons that love deceives'
'wrings with wrong'
Why does the rhythm become disrupted right at the end of the poem?
Hardy could not find the right words with the correct number of syllables
Hardy wants to signal the end of the poem to the reader
Hardy is matching what is happening in the structure of the poem to the content (ie the rhythm/relationship is shown breaking down)
The poem begins and ends with the pond. Therefore what word best describes the general structure of the poem?
Linear
Circular
Triangular