Meta Poetry: Poetry about Poetry

Question 1

What “mischief” does the speaker do?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: He questions the tradition of wall-mending.

Question 2

Which two forces are in opposition in these two excerpts from the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: the breaking down of structure and the preservation of structure

Question 3

Describe the speaker’s view of his neighbor.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: He thinks that his neighbor is old-fashioned.

Question 4

Which of the following points did you include in your answer? Check any of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The speaker questions the reasons for mending the wall.; B: The speaker believes that his neighbor wants to mend the wall just to follow tradition.; C: Frost believed that structures in poetry allow for creative expression.; D: Frost believed in writing with structure so that poems develop in a unified way.

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