Comment 59 of 109, added on May 4th, 2007 at 5:30 AM.

what if a poet writes something just because its meaningful to them, what
if they didnt intend to use language techniques, imagery, sound devices and
so on? i have written poems, of course they are not brilliant but i didn't
write them so they could be analysed or looked at like a specimen. i simply
wrote them to evoke feelings and tell stories. what if a poet simply wants
you to feel instead of looking for all the techniques used! at school we
have pages and pages of notes on how to appreciate a poem! dosen't that
sound silly? to anyone? i just want to know if im the only one who feels
that not all poems are there to be analysed.

brei from Australia

Comment 57 of 109, added on March 27th, 2007 at 10:08 PM.

i am not surprised at frost with his title that suggests a more in depth
meaning than its surface. like lady macbeth in macbeth, a deed was already
done that could not be undone.
the title suggests the literal meaning of someone taken out of existence,
life taken out of him, the blood taken out of him.it may sound morbid, but
frosts speaks to reality a lot, using stories to redirect us to the morbid
truthhs about our existence and our limitations as humans not to mention
the inexperiences and innocence of a child no matter what role he takes
on.
frost demands that his readers dig deep for meaning and that a one time
reading is never enough.
thre is contrast as he sets this terrible mishap against the background of
5 mountain ranges. is there a deeper significance to these mountains.,do
they signify hardships, or peace after death.we the reders are yet again
drawn into the psychological warfare of anger vs empathy.why did this boy
give up so easily/ is it the act that even though he is a boy he recognises
that he will be useless and become a burden to hi family along with the
fact that it was just a frightening experienc/
from the beginning of this dramatic piece of work we are made to expect
something gruesom the snarl, like that of an untamed , wild beast, the
rattling which again is an animal that moves fast and is dangerous, the
snake.is there dramatic irony here/

clearleen smith from Jamaica

Comment 55 of 109, added on January 5th, 2007 at 8:55 AM.

hi 1st. i wanna ask about "5 mountains ranges one behind the other" what
does robert frost want to mean by 5 mountains, please?

houda from Morocco

Comment 53 of 109, added on April 29th, 2006 at 1:06 AM.

firstly, the title of the poem is a quote from Macbeth. The techniques used
include a speech, storylike narrative, and short tense setnances. There are
also sounds such as "snarled and rattled" The language is also used to get
acorss the meaning, eg: the use of "rueful laugh" is ornic. The meaning of
the poem is about life and death, and the attitue of others. It is about a
good life that has been wasted. Frost points out how precious life is, an
dhow easiy things can change so quicky.

Paddy from Australia

Comment 51 of 109, added on March 29th, 2006 at 2:32 AM.

Reading this poem for the first time is a powerful experience, for if you
simply surrender to the words, and let yourself feel the impact Frost is
conveying, you can't help but shudder at the end, even after multiple
reading. It's the "chills up your spine" emotional connectivity we seek.
That's what poetry is all about. I don't want to over-analyze the meaning,
I want to feel the connection, and in so doing, come to a deeper level of
understanding. This is the capacity that every one of us has - to
appreciate genius and artistry even though we may not posses the raw talent
ourselves. It's a uniquely human ability, and one that many people ignore
because it does take effort and practice. It's the same thing that
prevents someone from appreciating fine art, or classical music. It takes
effort, but as anyone who makes the effort can tell you, there's nothing
else like it on earth.

Printninja