Robert Frost Poetry
- Read together the narrative poem "The Death of the Hired Man" (805-9).
- Identify the details in ll. 103-110 that create a vivid image of the setting of this narrative poem. What does this passage tell you about Mary's character?
- Do any of the main characters change in the course of the narrative? Quote passages to support your answer.
- Does the conclusion of the poem strike you as inevitable, or unavoidable? Why or why not? What would your feelings have been if Warren, instead of answering "Dead" to Mary's question, had answered "Asleep" or "Sharpening his scythe"?
- State in your own words the poem's theme, or what it reveals to you about our lives. How could its theme apply to social issues faced in both rural and urban areas today?
- With a partner, complete one of the following for another of Frost's poems:
“Design” p 793
· Read the poem.
· Answer the following questions:
o p. 794 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” p 795 & “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change” p 796
· Read the poems.
· Answer the following questions:
o p. 797 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
“Birches” p 798-9
· Read the poem.
· Answer the following questions:
o p. 800 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
“Mending Wall” p 801 & “Mending Test” p 803
· Read the poems.
· Answer the following questions:
o p. 804 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13
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