Poem & Example Tone Map
Below you will find a poem along with an example tone map for that poem. Your job is to create
a tone map for your chosen poem. Be as precise and specific as possible. Also, be flexible.
Try different tones in different places until you find a combination that really makes the poem
come alive for you and your audience. Remember, there is no one correct map for any poem.
Just make sure that the map you create stays true to the poem.
Jenny Kissed Me
by James Henry Leigh Hunt
Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in!
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I'm growing old, but add,
Jenny kissed me.
Example Tone Map for “Jenny Kissed Me”
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Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief,
who love to get
Sweets into your list,
Put that in!
Say I’m weary,
Say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I’m growing old,
But add,
Jenny kissed me.
Tone
Fond reminiscence
Amused, affectionate
Still amused (now by Time, rather than by
Jenny), but growing a little wary, a little
scornful
Disdainful
Shrugging
Candid, a little sad
Lightly or playfully regretful
Real regret
Rallying, insistent
Marveling, contented
Tone Map Template
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