Are All Aphorisms
1. What are aphorisms? What role do they play in Robert Frost's poetry? In addition to the aphorisms that Barnet cites, try to locate three more examples from Frost's poetry in your book.
Aphorisms are a concise generalization or a general truth. Robert Frost uses aphorisms to briefly introduce the topic of his poems. Aphorisms help Frost to better get his message across. “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” “You are agreed that life is only life forevermore together wing to wing and oar to oar.” “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” “Good fences make good neighbors.” Are all aphorisms by Robert Frost.
2. “Mending Wall," contains several aphorisms, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" and "Good fences make good neighbors." Are both true? How …show more content…
The poem “Mending Wall” has the secrete meaning of people building personal walls to keep a certain distance from people and to refrain from being hurt. My personal perspective affects how I read and interpret the poem because all throughout the poem I was looking for clues that would add to my perspective. The meaning of this poem is not really about physical barriers but more about personal barriers.
1. What was your first reaction to hearing the poem "Mending Wall"? Could you relate to anything Frost meant in his poem? Do you agree with Frost's statement, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall?" Do you think walls between neighbors are important? Explain.
After first reading the poem I could relate to it because I feel that personal walls have their advantages and disadvantages. On one hand a personal wall can keep you from being hurt by someone. A personal wall can also hurt you by keeping you from doing something that would be beneficial to you. I think walls between neighbors are very important. Without knowing someone else’s boundaries you may say or do something that causes them to be
Aphorisms are a concise generalization or a general truth. Robert Frost uses aphorisms to briefly introduce the topic of his poems. Aphorisms help Frost to better get his message across. “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” “You are agreed that life is only life forevermore together wing to wing and oar to oar.” “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” “Good fences make good neighbors.” Are all aphorisms by Robert Frost.
2. “Mending Wall," contains several aphorisms, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall" and "Good fences make good neighbors." Are both true? How …show more content…
The poem “Mending Wall” has the secrete meaning of people building personal walls to keep a certain distance from people and to refrain from being hurt. My personal perspective affects how I read and interpret the poem because all throughout the poem I was looking for clues that would add to my perspective. The meaning of this poem is not really about physical barriers but more about personal barriers.
1. What was your first reaction to hearing the poem "Mending Wall"? Could you relate to anything Frost meant in his poem? Do you agree with Frost's statement, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall?" Do you think walls between neighbors are important? Explain.
After first reading the poem I could relate to it because I feel that personal walls have their advantages and disadvantages. On one hand a personal wall can keep you from being hurt by someone. A personal wall can also hurt you by keeping you from doing something that would be beneficial to you. I think walls between neighbors are very important. Without knowing someone else’s boundaries you may say or do something that causes them to be