Answer to Question #285620 in English for Sabelo Xulu

Question

6.Reread your notes on ‘diction’ in your activity journal. Comment on the poet’s use of diction in this poem. How does the poet’s use of diction contribute to the meaning of the poem?
• One mark for a description of the poet’s use of diction
•One mark for relevant examples from the poem to support the description of diction 
provided
•One mark for linking the type of diction to the meaning of the poem
7.Give at least two adjectives (descriptive words) of your own to describe the tone of the poem,and provide quotations from the poem to support your answers. Be specific: happy/sad or 
synonyms of happy/sad are not acceptable answers.
• One mark for each adjective that correctly describes the tone of the poem, maximum two
• One mark for each quotation that supports the descriptive word, maximum two

Answer 1

Diction helped understand the poem's tone and it's emotional effect.

Adjectives that that describe the tone of the poem: formal, humorous