What is the tone of the poem "Ode to American English" by Barbara Hamby?

The tone
of Barbara Hamby's "Ode to American
English" could be described as affectionate and
whimsical, with a hint of
nostalgia.

The entire poem is essentially a list of

American English words and phrases which the narrator particularly enjoys. The British
are much
too proper, too cultured, and this narrator wants to hear something
else. 

Oh, the English 
know
their delphiniums, but what about
doowop, donuts, 
Dick Tracy,
Tricky Dick? With their elegant
Oxfordian 
accents, how could they
understand my yearning for the
hotrod, 
hotdog, hot flash
vocabulary of the U. S of A.

Notice
theand the onomatopoetic words, words that just trip off the tongue and bring

delight just in the saying.

It is more than just words, though.
She
misses...

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