Response to "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Field Below"

Authors Note:  In this response I will be telling you the tone and meaning of both "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Field Below"

When we listened to "Big Yellow Taxi" in class the tones between the two versions of "Big Yellow Taxi" seemed to be different from what I expected.  It seemed as if it was cheerful and happy, I don't know why they made it like that since the lyrics are very sad.  The purpose in this poem is to show how we are affecting nature and how a loved one is leaving them to go to the big city.  A tone affects how the reader interprets the song or poem, which in this case the two are very different. In the song and poem  "Field Below" they portray the same type of atmosphere with is almost depressing.  So when you are writing a poem make sure you know what tone you are trying to create for your readers because it may help a lot.