Question

Read the poem below and answer the question.

Cloud
by Sandra Cisneros

If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. -Thich Nhat Hanh

Before you became a cloud, you were an ocean, roiled and
murmuring like a mouth. You were the shadows of a cloud cross-
ing over a field of tulips. You were the tears of a man who cried
into a plaid handkerchief. You were the sky without a hat. Your
heart puffed and flowered like sheets drying on a line.

And when you were a tree, you listened to the trees and the tree
things trees told you. You were the wind in the wheels of a red
bicycle. You were the spidery Maria tattooed on the hairless arm
of a boy in downtown Houston. You were the rain rolling off the
waxy leaves of a magnolia tree. A lock of straw-colored hair
wedged between the mottled pages of a Victor Hugo novel. A
crescent of soap. A spider the color of a fingernail. The black nets
beneath the sea of olive trees. A skein of blue wool. A tea saucer
wrapped in newspaper. An empty cracker tin. A bowl of blueber-
ries in heavy cream. White wine in a green-stemmed glass.

And when you opened your wings to wind, across the punched-
tin sky above a prison courtyard, those condemned to death and
those condemned to life watched how smooth and sweet a white
cloud glides.

Which phrase best describes the tone of the poem?

very formal and businesslike
secretive and elusive
informal and lyrical
intense and angry

Answer 1

The tone of this poem is informal and lyrical. The primary reason for this to be considered informal is that it uses the word "you" throughout the poem, which is generally an indicator of informal writing. 

This poem is lyrical, because it uses a format that flows one line into the next, and because it uses an abundance of imagery and figurative language. 

Answer 2

The phrase that best describes the tone of the poem is: "informal and lyrical" (Option C).

What is Tone?

Tones in literature refer to the emotional attitude of the composition of a text. This is usually reflected in the choice of words of the author.

In this case, the choice of words of the author are largely informal. Hence, it is correct to state that The phrase that best describes the tone of the poem is: "informal and lyrical"

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