What is the author's tone in the death of the hired man?

The author's tone in The Death of the Hired Man is grim and painful.

Explanation

The Death of the Hired Man is a lengthy poem written by Robert Frost. This poem touches the audience who read this.

The poem shows three characters- Warren- a farmer, his wife- Mary and Silas- an ex-employee of Warren who helped Warren in haymaking session.

But the situation changes when Silas left Warren with his pocket-money.

After a while, Silas comes back but he is changed which the poet refers as a 'miserable sight'.

In the end, Silas falls into the hands of death making the poem a painful experience.

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).