IN DIVES’ DIVE* by Robert Frost, 1936 It is late at night and still I am losing, But still I am steady and unaccusing. As long as the Declaration guards My right to be equal in number of cards, It is nothing to me who runs the Dive. Let’s have a look at another five. Questions 1. What activity is the narrator of the poem describing? 2. How would you describe the mood of the narrator of the poem? Explain. 3. Why might the word "Declaration" be capitalized? 4. Robert Frost published this poem in 1936. List at least three events from your background reading that are taking place either then or the years immediately before 1936. Do any of them relate to the poem? Explain. a. b. c. 5. Extra Challenge: Briefly explain the title of the poem.
