There is a lot of imagery throughout the poem that helps the readers visualize the two men who interact. In the first line, it says, “When a friend calls to me from the road” (1). Often when I think of calling, I think of two friends just talking on the phone casually or a friendly shout and a wave. In this case there …show more content…
The man in the field works because the poem says, “I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground” (7). The hoe symbolizes a garden and work in this poem. In line 2 it states “And slows his horse to a meaning walk”. The horse represents work as well because farmers use horses to plow and till up gardens. Undeniably, this poem becomes one about two friends taking off work to take the time and talk to each other because their friendship is strong.
Overall, the theme of this poem is to show that the time to bond and make friends and have friendship is a lot more important than work. You should always take the time to talk to friends. You will have multiple jobs throughout your life, but friends will be forever. Another theme the poem possesses may be that if a friend or someone takes the time to say hello to you, you should take the time to say hello back. Common courtesy is displayed through this poem.
In conclusion, the poem “A Time to Talk”, by Robert Frost, displayed a great deal of imagery, symbolism, and theme to show how the two people interact. The imagery showed how the two men were related in the poem, which was by friendship. The symbolism showed the conditions the two men lived in at the moment. Finally, the theme showed the strong bond and connection through the two friends by showing time for one another and how we should as