Write a summary of the Poem "Ode to the Virginian Voyage". Consider the tone of this poem"

Who was the audience ?

Who was the poem written for?

This poem was written from the perspective of ?

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The tone of the poem was laudatory.

1. The audience were Britons

2. The poem was written to praise the colonists who were moving over to Virginia and to encourage others to join them.

3. This poem was written from the perspective of a poet who wanted to promote the new colony and also encourage Britons to make the courageous move. He listed the numerous benefits of the new colony.

Explanation:

The poem was written by Michael Drayton to address Britons in general. More specifically, the poet praised Britons who made the journey to Virginia to start a new colony while he condemned as lazy those who did not move with others. The tone of the poem was laudatory and full of praises for some while others were denounced.

The poet did a sort of promotion of the colony by even comparing it to a paradise. He ended the poem by encouraging one of the founders of the new colony whose name was Hakluyt to document the voyage.

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his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.