Question

What is the tone shift in the poem?

• A. From hopeful to joyful
• B. From informative to tragic
• C. From humorous to sarcastic
• D. From romantic to bitter

Answer 1

Answer:

B. From informative to tragic

The poem begins with a neutral, descriptive tone explaining the contents of a blurry photograph. However, the tone becomes suddenly tragic when the speaker reveals that she had drowned the day before the photograph was taken