A Rhetorical Analysis Of Out, Out By Robert Frost

Frost uses statements like “sweet scented stuff drew across…” and compares it to the end of the poem where the boy drew his last breath, not knowing how fragile life is. He also gives personification to the saw by making it snarl and rattle in lines 1 and 7 and makes it “leap” in line 16. Frost uses phrases like “child at heart” in line 22 showing that it isn’t safe for him to be using it in the first place because it was very risky toward his life. In the poem, Frost actually makes the boy speak and say, after his hand gets cut off, “Don’t let him cut my hand off-”. Also, as diction in the poem, he uses “So.” and “No one believed.” as complete sentences to get the readers attention. As you can see, Frost’s use of diction shows the reader what’s happening during the boy’s tragedy, so they know why he regrets his

Not only are metaphors utilized throughout the poem, but a literary device known as Imagery is as well. Imagery is alternative as important a device for it allows for the reader to have a clear picture of what the character in the poem is visualizing. Furthermore, it also helps covey the theme the author is aiming to represent to the reader. Imagery is made known in stanza two line three, which states, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the readers the traveler is coming up with a reason for why one path could be more favorable over the other. The reader analyzes this line of imagery to obtain a clearer representation of the traveler’s decision-making process. Another line where the author uses imagery is in stanza two line five, which states, “Had worn them really about the same” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the reader that the paths are “worn” down, which informs the reader that both of his choices have been equally chosen by people before him. These examples help the reader begin to form the theme of self-justification in decision-making. After analyzing the metaphors and the imagery Frost uses in this poem, the reader can conclude so far that the theme the poet is conveying

Frost has a compelling way of writing the poem, in the beginnings of the poem there is a lot of metaphors and descriptions of the setting and the saw and the boy. Once the boy is injured

In Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” an overwhelming theme of agony can be sensed as

Robert Frost was an American poet who was known for his realistic depictions of rural life. “Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, to journalist William Prescott Frost, Jr., and Isabelle Moodie.”(Robert Frost - Robert Frost Biography - Poem Hunter "Robert Frost - Robert Frost Biography - Poem Hunter"). His father was known for being a hard drinking, pistol carrying, unsophisticated journalist. Isabelle Moodie, his mother, suffered from depression. Both of his parents were teachers so he was exposed to reading and writing at an early age. Frost spent only a few years of his life in California until he moved with his father. Later, his father died from tuberculous and he was moved in with his mother and one sibling, Jeanie Frost, who was two years younger.

Mr. Frost was born in California in 1874 later moving across the country to Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1885 after his father had passed away. Having grown up in New England from age eleven onwards it greatly influenced his body of work. However, while public fame and recognition came to him in abundance privately, in later years, he suffered a series of heartaches early on losing his father, mother to cancer, only sister who had died in a mental hospital and his daughter committed to an institution as well. Up until his death in 1963 he suffered depression although these experiences of grief, loss and isolation are painted as themes into much of his po-etry in as much as his observations in the everyday life of a New Englander. Skillfully, he poeti-cally opened a window on a humanistic world view.

     In lines 32-38 Frost attacks something private in the reader; he focuses on concentration. Everyone knows what it is like to concentrate really hard to

Poetry is a form of literature that can be interpreted in different ways by different people. When reading poems by Robert Frost he demonstrates his prowess with different types of elements by bringing it to life and giving them multiple meanings. From themes to figure of speech all the way to word choice and order, Frost demonstrates his ability to capture his audience in a way that makes them return.

Robert Frost, who died in 1963 at the age of 88, is one of the most cherished American poets. Over the course of his long career he achieved a level of fame and popularity that few poets other have seen and his works continue to have an impact on readers today. He loved the New England countryside and lived there for many

Frost did not always live in New England. Before he was born his dad lived in Maine and New Hampshire but he hated New England due to the Civil War. His family moved to San Francisco where he was born. The reason they ended up back in New England was because his dad had passed away. They unfortunately lacked funds

Robert Lee Frost is an American poet, often called ‘the voice of America’ as he represents the feelings of American people. His poetry celebrates the countryside of New Hampshire. His poems deal with familiar native scenes. He uses simple words from the plain language of every-day life. In his work, ‘The Figure a Poem Makes’ he defines “a poem begins in delight ends in wisdom’’.

Robert Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. He was a farmer, a father of six children, but important of all he was a poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic portrayals of rural life and his mastery of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed scenarios of rural life in New England at the beginning of the 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical issues. Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer prizes for poetry and even a Nobel Prize nominee in literature. He published “Spring Pools” in 1929 inside a volume of poems titled West Running Brook. During this time Frost taught English at Amherst College in Massachusetts. He called his simplistic use of language as “the

The poem “Out Out” portrays a story of describes a farm accident that unexpectedly and irrationally costs a young boy his life. The narrator of the poem sets the scene, seemingly from an outsider’s perspective, reporting the incident with objectivity and restraint. Yet, as the narrative advances, underlying emotions and tensions surface as the persona builds to the poem’s conclusion: the seemingly senseless, abrupt ending of the boy’s life, followed by his family’s subsequent return to their daily routines. The poem is told directly to the audience through a third-person narrative, presumably told by the author or some bystander. The speaker is trustworthy as there is so much detail and imagery employed, it is hard to believe that the account was false. In addition, there would be no plausible reason for the speaker to diverge from the truth when speaking about the morbid story of a young boy. Frost possesses a very indifferent tone throughout the poem. The poet does not empathize or mourn for the boy when he cuts his hand. He presents the action as commonplace. It is described with a tone of indifference as a "meeting" rather than a maiming and the boy is said to be "old enough" though a "child at heart" [lines 18, 23-24]. At a glance, the poem looks quite long possessing 34 lines, but it is not since it is primarily composed of relatively short lines consisting of 7-10 words in each line. This free form, short line structure allows the reader to somewhat isolate and

Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874 and died in Boston on January 29, 1963. Frost was considered to be one of America’s leading 20th century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He was an essentially pastoral poet who was often associated with rural New England. Frost wrote poems of a philosophical region. His poems were traditional but he often said as a dig at his archrival Carl Sandburg, that “he would soon play tennis without a net as write free verse.” Frost said this because he believed he was a pioneer of rhythm and meter and in the poetic use of vocabulary and inflections of everyday life and speech. Frost’s poetry is considered to be traditional, experimental, regional, and universal

Frost continued to move around a lot as his family had done. In 1892 Frost was engaged to Elinor White (his co-valedictorian) and begins college at Dartmouth. He chose this school instead of Harvard for financial reasons and his grandparents blamed much of Frost’s father’s problems on Harvard. He did not last long there however and left the school a few months later. He returned to Lawrence to work in a woolen mill for a year after which he departed to teach primary school in Salem. Frost became acquainted with Susan Hayes Ward when his poem “My Butterfly: An Elegy” was published in the paper that she edited. In 1895 Frost finally received his wish and married Elinor White, and gained a job as a reporter for a local paper. A year later his son, Elliot, was born and Frost began teaching again; this time at his mothers new school. Frost went to Harvard one year later, but left two years later because his wife and mother’s health was not good. Frosts daughter was born in 1899 and Frost takes up poultry farming with some financial help from his grandfather (Faggen, xii). Over the next ten years Frost wrote poems, but had few published and he maintained his farm while expanding his family. In 1911 he sold the farm and moved to England a year later. It is interesting to note that he chose England with the flip of the coin because he and his wife were not sure whether to go to British Columbia or England. “The coin chose England” Frost