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We have occasionally used the words “tone” and “attitude” in commenting on the effect of particular poems, and though we have not formally defined these terms, their meanings in general were probably easy enough to grasp from the context of the discussion. But tone and attitude are sufficiently important to the understanding of poetry to merit more detailed consideration.
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Miller, R., Greenberg, R.A. (1981). Tone and Attitude. In: Poetry. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06317-8_9
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