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What Is The Tone Of The Poem The Waading Pool

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While reading through the poem “The Wading Pool”, I instantly noticed the amount of negative emotion coming out through the poet. As I went through the first stanza, it seemed the poet wanted to express how good the days were as a young child. Describing the ways in which the children are having fun and also mentioning the lack of knowing how good they really have it. This almost set a tone for the overall emotion, especially when it is mentioned that those moments were as good as it gets. When going into the next stanza, the negativity builds up and creates an even better idea of what the poet was trying to possibly convey. The poet describes them leaving the pool and having to stand at a concessions stand, as if they didn't want to. Within

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