The speaker’s tone in “Harlem” is best described as

1. Conflicted.

2. Frustrated.

3. Joyful.

4. Accepting.

Answer – 2. Frustrated.

The speaker’s tone in “Harlem” carries a robust hint of prevention. A lot of undesirable words and phrases are seen to portray the prevention in the poem. One would come across confrontations and phrases like “fester” and “stink like rotten meat.” The frustration stalks from the fact that African –Americans were living in poverty. They were burdened and disadvantaged of rudimentary human rights. He was unfulfilled since the people of Harlem were not permitted to fulfill their dreams. The tone of “Harlem” is preventive and visionary. Everything the speaker pronounces in the poem is oriented to what will happen in the future.