“Mending Wall” was first published in 1914 in the second collection of Robert Frost. The poem brings out the comparison of two different kinds of people with different personalities which in this poem are neighbors. The two neighbors have different perspectives regarding the fence but they annually meet and repair the wall once it's destroyed by nature every spring. The speaker believes that the wall is not important but he's the one who initiates the repair of the fence. The neighbor keeps on reminding the speaker that “Good fences make good neighbors” but he doesn’t see the importance of the fence. The wall acts as a metaphor in the poem indicating the importance of continuous connections and barriers between the human nature of the two neighbors.
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The speaker knows and recognizes their reason for destruction, “but they would have the rabbit out of hiding.” The speaker emphasizes that the wall is destroyed by nature, not the hunters that’s why they repair the wall annually with the neighbor.
Next five lines (12-16) of the poem, the speaker’s contradiction becomes deceptive. In line twelve,” I let my neighbor know beyond the hill” the speaker clearly shows us he is the one pushing for the wall repair annually even though he presents the longing for walls as the neighbor's idea. In the next line thirteen, “And on the day we meet to walk the line,” they assist each other repairing the fence on the opposite sides, “And set the wall between us once again” as good neighbors and friends. In lines seventeen to twenty-two the speaker’s character turns out to be playful, “We have to use a spell to make them balance:” in this line, he tries to cast a “spell” on the stones to make the wall stronger. It is in this lines that we learn the two neighbors are actually good neighbors as they are hardworking, “Wear our fingers rough with handling them.” The speaker views the whole activity of the Mending Wall as an outdoor game which is difficult but unites them to work as a …show more content…
It is in this lines that we understand the two neighbors don’t have a valid reason to keep the fence but, “Good fences make good neighbors” in line twenty-seven. It is now clear that the two neighbors have trustworthy and unpersuasive ideas regarding the fence. Although, the speaker desires to know “why fences make good neighbor” so he implies that he doesn’t follow traditions only that clear demarcation of farms is essential for both of
The speaker knows and recognizes their reason for destruction, “but they would have the rabbit out of hiding.” The speaker emphasizes that the wall is destroyed by nature, not the hunters that’s why they repair the wall annually with the neighbor.
Next five lines (12-16) of the poem, the speaker’s contradiction becomes deceptive. In line twelve,” I let my neighbor know beyond the hill” the speaker clearly shows us he is the one pushing for the wall repair annually even though he presents the longing for walls as the neighbor's idea. In the next line thirteen, “And on the day we meet to walk the line,” they assist each other repairing the fence on the opposite sides, “And set the wall between us once again” as good neighbors and friends. In lines seventeen to twenty-two the speaker’s character turns out to be playful, “We have to use a spell to make them balance:” in this line, he tries to cast a “spell” on the stones to make the wall stronger. It is in this lines that we learn the two neighbors are actually good neighbors as they are hardworking, “Wear our fingers rough with handling them.” The speaker views the whole activity of the Mending Wall as an outdoor game which is difficult but unites them to work as a …show more content…
It is in this lines that we understand the two neighbors don’t have a valid reason to keep the fence but, “Good fences make good neighbors” in line twenty-seven. It is now clear that the two neighbors have trustworthy and unpersuasive ideas regarding the fence. Although, the speaker desires to know “why fences make good neighbor” so he implies that he doesn’t follow traditions only that clear demarcation of farms is essential for both of