Use the word choice in this poem to answer the questions.
What is the mood of the poem?
What words help create the mood?
What is the poem's tone?
What words help convey the tone?

Introduction to making a difference: it’s our world, too

Now poetry is a genre of literature that offers readers a great variety of stories, thoughts, and images using different formats and rhyme schemes. this variety allows readers to experience a vast array of literary mediums. you could say that the different forms have their own elements, terms, and definitions. you could also say that different forms of poetry require different approaches and methods for deriving meaning. think about specific works of poetry that you have read, including the reading selections for this unit. discuss particular elements or types of poetry that you begin to understand the different parts of a poem. what are some of the challenges you have faced when reading poetry? explain the strategies that have with your reading comprehension.

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper