Tone can show itself in a single word or phrase, evoking different contexts and implications. One of my creative eighth-grade students, prompted by my own poem, "Aah" (which explores the various ways that one can hear and interpret the exclamation "aah!"), wrote this thought-provoking poem:
by Enan A.
OHHH!
The sound of an epiphany or…
A scream of someone who stepped on a spider
Ohh…
The sound of disappointment or...
The end of that awkward conversation
OH?
The sound of someone who wants to know more or…
The sarcasm of someone who is not falling for the other person’s tricks
Enan's poem allows us to hear the exclamation in different ways, and to view different contexts--positive and negative--for each context. This is a poem that begs to be read aloud and enacted. I will certainly share it with future students!
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