Horrible circumstances have happened to people all over the world, but the majority of them go unnoticed. In “Out, Out-” by Robert Frost, a boy lost his hand and then his life, but life still goes on. His death was not insignificant, but went unnoticed by the majority of the world. In “A Man said to the Universe,” by Stephen Crane. A man was told by the universe that his presence didn’t matter. Both “Out, Out-” and “A Man said to the Universe,” reflects and emphasizes the theme through the similarities and differences. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” - By Robert Frost. Life still goes on for the boy and the man; the boy may have died, but everything around him still goes on. Another similarity
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“Out, Out-” uses more imagery, irony, and foreshadowing in the poem compared to “A Man said to the Universe” which uses more dialog and no imagery. Also in “Out, Out,” the boy just doesn’t get acknowledged, but in “A Man said to the Universe” the man asks for acknowledgement, but still doesn’t get recognized. The tone of “Out, Out” is tragic because a boy has died and doesn’t get acknowledged even after he passed. The tone of “A Man said to the Universe” is sad because the man said to the universe “Sir, I exist” and the universe replied back “However… the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” So it is sad that the universe doesn’t care about the man’s existent, only because the man is just a very tiny speck compared to the enormous universe. “Out, Out-” uses imagery, such as “ The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard/ And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,/ Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it.” (1-3). “A Man said to the universe” uses dialog, such as “Sir, I exist! However, replied the universe, The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” (2-5) Also in “Out, Out-” foreshadowing is used in line nine “…And nothing happened: day was all but done.” This foreshadows that the day wasn’t over because something was about to happen. Also “Out, Out” deals with death and “A Man said to the Universe” deals with no death, but the man has to cope with not being
“Out, Out-” uses more imagery, irony, and foreshadowing in the poem compared to “A Man said to the Universe” which uses more dialog and no imagery. Also in “Out, Out,” the boy just doesn’t get acknowledged, but in “A Man said to the Universe” the man asks for acknowledgement, but still doesn’t get recognized. The tone of “Out, Out” is tragic because a boy has died and doesn’t get acknowledged even after he passed. The tone of “A Man said to the Universe” is sad because the man said to the universe “Sir, I exist” and the universe replied back “However… the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” So it is sad that the universe doesn’t care about the man’s existent, only because the man is just a very tiny speck compared to the enormous universe. “Out, Out-” uses imagery, such as “ The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard/ And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,/ Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it.” (1-3). “A Man said to the universe” uses dialog, such as “Sir, I exist! However, replied the universe, The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” (2-5) Also in “Out, Out-” foreshadowing is used in line nine “…And nothing happened: day was all but done.” This foreshadows that the day wasn’t over because something was about to happen. Also “Out, Out” deals with death and “A Man said to the Universe” deals with no death, but the man has to cope with not being