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Comment 9 of 109, added on May 25th, 2005 at 5:28 AM.
The reason the people simply watched the boy die and walked away is because
they have to work to live and couldnt afford to "stick around and help".
They most likely had tears running down their faces but knew they could do
no more for the young boy.
On a metaphorical level however the poem represents the fact that life is
short and unpredictable, live it to the fullest and don't deter yourself
from your dreams
Skenvoy from Australia
Comment 8 of 109, added on May 12th, 2005 at 10:36 PM.
I am doing a class presentation for my high school english CP class, and I
chose to do a presentation on Robert Frost. Each student has to present
two of the poet's poems and do and analisis on each one. This is one of
the peoms that I chose and I think that it will be a very fun poem to
present. I anyone has any ideas about what other peom that I should
analise, then email me within the next week. Thank you.
Nick from Indiana from United States
Comment 7 of 109, added on April 29th, 2005 at 9:22 AM.
I'm doing research on robert frost for school and i needed a summary of
this poem so if someone could provide me with a summary by email i would
really appricaite it. Thanks, Kristen
kristen from United States
Comment 6 of 109, added on February 14th, 2005 at 11:35 PM.
This poem is also about the contrast between the grief felt by the child
(the loss of his hand) and the grief shown by the parents by the loss of
their child.
Cindy from United States
Comment 5 of 109, added on December 16th, 2004 at 4:48 PM.
Alright i have analyzed this poem in the past but i cant rememeber what my
past analysis was of the poem but when researching for my english class
recently i have discovered that there is like no information on this poem
and that more should be posted and that we need information on the rhythm
of the poem and the feet of the poem.......neways all i have to say is that
this poem i believe demonstrates how many people are in real life
especially back during the time that Frost's lived. I think this is
actually quite a good poem to read even though the poem is rather cruel in
nature.
Daniel from Florida from United States
Comment 4 of 109, added on December 13th, 2004 at 2:09 AM.
the title to this poem is an allusion to shakespears mcbeth. i think they
relate because nobody seems to take the life of the boy seriously. with
this in mind, if you look at the end of mcbeth when the wife dies, the
husband kind of blows off her death to by saying "out, out-brief candle,
life is but a waking candle" Indeed the last line of this poem could be
considered cruel, but it could be considered as an act of devotion.
because he dies, life still must go on. the family was trying to go on and
survive out of necessity. perhaps they couldnt mourn because they didnt
have time, not because they didn't care. i love this poem!!!!
Denise from texas from United States
Comment 3 of 109, added on December 3rd, 2004 at 1:19 PM.
I have to interpret this poem for class. ots seems silly to have to read
this cruel poem. Nobody care that the boy dies. I wonder what kind of
community the boy lives in.He worked to help the family out, loses his
hands , so then he doenst become valuable anymore? Dumb!!!!!!
vanessa from United States
Comment 2 of 109, added on October 27th, 2004 at 4:49 PM.
Robert Frost is a naturalist poet, it seems that outdoors is his favorite
place, but in this poem the outdoors is a place of work for a boy so young
but yet in a man's place. The boy hears the sound of the saw as a rattle
and a snarl, these things are sounds of harm or fear, but yet in light work
or heavy, it had a job to do, just as the boy had a job to do. It ends
with the boy and the saw, being happy to stop the chores, but not knowing
which threw first to stop, ends the life of the boy, just like the blowing
out of a candle, Out, Out- just a shadow.
N.Daniel from United States
Comment 1 of 109, added on October 6th, 2004 at 1:03 PM.
Rather morbid, but the imagery is wonderful. It makes you look at the lack
of permanence on this plane.
Autumn
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The reason the people simply watched the boy die and walked away is because
they have to work to live and couldnt afford to "stick around and help".
They most likely had tears running down their faces but knew they could do
no more for the young boy.
On a metaphorical level however the poem represents the fact that life is
short and unpredictable, live it to the fullest and don't deter yourself
from your dreams
Skenvoy from Australia