The poet uses this device in the second and third lines of this stanza. To begin with, there is anaphora in the first stanza. This poem contains several literary devices that make this piece more interesting to read.
However, there are a few metrical variations in this poem. Here, the poet uses both the iambic tetrameter and iambic pentameter alternatively.
The metrical scheme of this poem is regular enough. Along with that, “God” and “sod” rhymes together. As an example, in the first stanza “day” rhymes with “gray”. There is a consistent ABBA rhyming pattern throughout. It presents itself in four stanzas that are all four lines long. As is common in Hardy’s poetry it is very much character-driven and tells a story. Consequently, it is filled with references to the natural world. ‘Neutral Tones’ is atypical of a Hardy poem and synonymous with poems produced in the romantic style. The poetic persona of this piece is a reflection of Hardy, in his cynical feelings toward love. The speaker in this poem seems to be a person who has given his heart and soul to a person who has left him bitter, feeling used and wronged. This is yet another aspect of Neutral Tones that characterizes it as one of Hardy’s poems. Second, he mentions God but also gives the readers the idea that God is distant and cold. First, the speaker in the poem has a sarcastic and cynical view of love and relationships, which is not uncommon in Hardy’s poetry.
This poem by Thomas Hardy is characteristic of typical poems by this author in many ways. The image of the “pond edged with grayish leaves” displays the speaker’s mental state. ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy is about a speaker’s neutral mental state after being dejected in love.
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