In the context of poetry what is the best definition of tone
a. the readers response to the emotions in the poem
b. the speakers attitude toward the subject of the poem
c. the use of alliteration repetition rhythm and rhyme
d. the use of words that sound like things they denote

B. The speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the poem

Explanation:

The tone expresses the writer’s perspective, which is the viewpoint of the item illustrated by the writer. Usually, the tone of any writing relates to the audience as the main subject. To achieve the tone and bring it out, relevant vocabularies should be incorporated. As a writer, writing aims to ensure that you are striking the right tone, which has a primary purpose to the audience. Any piece of writing can have a variety of sounds which can humorous, sarcastic or even solemn.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

you didn't list the options but im guessing it's resolving contradictions