Poems

Monotone voice can be very boring.  Yet sometimes, it's what's needed to set the tone and feeling of a piece.  When I read the poem "The Road Not Travelled" by Robert Frost, I did it in two different tones.  One of cheerfuless and enthusiasm and one of  monotone.  This poem is not something of exciting words or a happy story line.  It is a calm poem that is about solitude and should be read in a slow paced tone.  Go figure that the one I recorded in monotone was the one that worked the best with this piece! The one with excitment in my voice just didn't sound right due to the way this poem is written.  Frost wants you to really think about the path that is away from what everyone else has taken.  Solitude is lonely and quiet and he is deciding which path is best for him.  I believe that I keep the attention more when my voice is monotone but this will not work for everything.  It can lose the attention of your listeners and cause them to tune out what you are saying.  I think that I produce this piece well with the monotone voice.  I had fun with this piece because I could express excitement when not needed and then I could express my true feelings in the way I read the poem.

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