What Is Meaningless Death

Meaningless Death Robert Frost’s formidable poem “Out, Out,” is written about a young boy wanting to endeavor in the performance of a grown man’s work cutting wood with his family, but later unfortunately severs off his own hand by accident with a buzz saw, which eventually leads to his unsmiling yet unceremonious death. In “Out, Out,” Robert Frost’s employ of imagery, words, and phrases to give expression aid the reader to feel a series of different emotions. Although he has an understated tone he is still able to create an ominous and grim mood which strengthens the impact the poem has on the reader.
In the beginning of the poem the writer’s utilizes imagery to visually describe the setting of the poem which gives the reader a representation of serenity without having to change his inflection. For example, Robert Frost in “Out, Out” writes “Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across …show more content…
The buzz saw is an object within the poem that gives the emotion of fear. The reader should assume nothing pleasant comes from dangerous objects and children. This particular scene gives the thought that something disastrous is yet to be foretold. Frost expresses “The buzz saw snarled” (1). His use of the word snarl gives the object life and even gives the role of a villain. He even mentions that the buzz saw “Leaped out at the boy’s hand” (16) making the reader believe it has a mind of its own. He additionally uses adjectives such as rueful in “The boy’s first outcry was a rueful laugh” (19) to express the feeling of regret and sorrow but in a lighthearted way. He uses phrases such as “Doing a man’s work, though a child at heart” (24) to remind the reader the truth of the boy’s age. This makes the reader feel sympathy for the boy and to overlook his childish