Tone and Mood

• The poet uses a gentle tone throughout the poem.
  
• Even as she describes the deceit, the foolish action of the woman, we do not sense any harshness in her tone.
• She describes the relationship with regret that if only the woman has been wise and listen to advice, then perhaps she will not get so badly hurt.
• The poet maintains a calm mood as she narrates and comments, and even as she ends the poem by dispensing her advice in a friendly and well-meaning way.