Robert Frost's Poem 'Bereft'

In the poem “Bereft” by Robert Frost, the narrator of the poem describes a somewhat somber experience, where the narrator is standing in front of a familiar house that has been worn down by time. The poems title “Bereft” is defined by Merriam-Webster as “deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something”, this coincides with the contents of the poem in that the poem is focused on the loneliness of the narrator. “Bereft” can be classified as a lyrical poem, with a rhyme scheme of AAAA, ABBA, CCDD, and DEDE, coming to a total of 16 lines. The rhyme scheme creates a subtle way of dividing the poem into “arguments” of a sort, where each “argument” conveys the author’s conflict in a different sense. There is a strong element of hostile personification