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Tone in Spring-Watching Pavilion

Tone Examples in Spring-Watching Pavilion:

Spring-Watching Pavilion

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"Three times..."   (Spring-Watching Pavilion)

The described sound of the bell tolling introduces a sharp contrast to the “gentle” tone established in the first stanza. The tonal shift suggests that organized religion with its attendant rituals is merely a disruption to true spiritual experience. This is the poem’s main claim.

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"gentle..."   (Spring-Watching Pavilion)

The word “gentle” establishes a peaceful, pastoral tone. The tone is important to the speaker’s interests and purposes: spiritual enlightenment. As the poem progresses, the speaker introduces disruptions to enlightenment which also register as disruptions to the initial tone.

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