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Mending Wall. By Robert Frost. Something there is that does n’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair.
“Mending Wall” is a poem by the American poet Robert Frost. It was published in 1914, as the first entry in Frost’s second book of poems, North of Boston. The poem is set in rural New England, where Frost lived at the time—and takes its impetus from the rhythms and rituals of life there.
‘Mending Wall’ is one of my favorite poems by Frost. The poem suggests a wiser perspective on the boundary wall. Still, it also tells how good fences make good neighbors and how we can keep our relationship with our neighbors peaceful and stable by establishing walls.
Mending Wall. Robert Frost. 1874 –. 1963. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing:
May 30, 2020 · ‘Mending Wall’ is a 1914 poem by the American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). Although it’s one of his most popular, it is also one of his most widely misunderstood – and, like another of his widely anthologised poems, ‘The Road Not Taken’, its most famous lines are often misinterpreted.
"Mending Wall" is a poem by Robert Frost. It opens Robert's second collection of poetry, North of Boston, [1] published in 1914 by David Nutt, and has become "one of the most anthologized and analyzed poems in modern literature". [2]
Aug 19, 2019 · With understated wit and a knack for crafty symbolism, Frost casts a cold eye on the real and figurative walls that divide us. The poem’s narrative is simple—or seems so. The speaker and his neighbor meet in spring to repair the stone wall between their properties.