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Analysis and comments on Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy

Comment 2 of 2, added on April 19th, 2009 at 8:13 PM.

No one has mentioned the absolute perfection of the line: "The sun was white, as though chidden of God." This works on more than one level--the dreary autumn day, with an overcast sky through which the sun shines dimly, a white sun. But, on a deeper level, the image of the sun losing its fiery glow because of God's anger, reflects the mood of the rejected lover--nature echoing his despair.

ruth mcglynn from United States
Comment 1 of 2, added on April 19th, 2009 at 8:13 PM.

No one has mentioned the absolute perfection of the line: "The sun was white, as though chidden of God." This works on more than one level--the dreary autumn day, with an overcast sky through which the sun shines dimly, a white sun. But, on a deeper level, the image of the sun losing its fiery glow because of God's anger, reflects the mood of the rejected lover--nature echoing his despair.

ruth mcglynn from United States



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Poet: Thomas Hardy
Poem: Neutral Tones
Added: Apr 5 2005
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