Is The Use Of Figurative Language In Robert Frost's Poem Out, Out

In the poem, “Out, Out-” by Robert Frost, the speaker shifts from a peaceful tone to a dark tone. At the beginning of this poem, a young boy is sawing wood. As he is working, his sister calls him in for dinner. The boy gets distracted and cuts his hand on the saw. A doctor came to the boy’s house to see if he would be able to help him, but the boy’s hand was already off. Slowly, the boy died and his family immediately went back to work. This event shows how quickly things can change. To show the peaceful to dark tone transition, the author uses metaphors and personification. Frost gives the buzz-saw animal-like qualities to show the young boy had no control over it. For example, Frost writes. “As if to prove saws knew what supper meant, …show more content…
He begins the poem by describing the work setting where the boy is cutting wood. Frost writes, “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. And from there those that lifted eyes could count five mountain ranges one behind the other under the sunset far into Vermont” (lines 1-6). He uses figurative language by comparing the buzz-saw to a wolf-like creature to convey how powerful and aggressive it is. Frost also compares the length of the wood the boy is cutting to a stove to show how large the wood is. The author describes the smell and scenery of the setting, so the reader is able to visualize and experience the poem realistically. Frost creates imagery in this poem by using figurative language and descriptive words. “Out, Out-” is a poem written by Robert Frost. In this poem, Frost’s tone transitions from peaceful and neutral to dark. A young boy is simply cutting wood until he cuts his hand on a saw. The author uses figurative language, specifically metaphors and personification, and certain word choice to convey both the peaceful and dark tone and