Question

I see him there Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed. He moves in darkness as it seems to me, Not of woods only and the shade of trees. He will not go behind his father's saying, And he likes having thought of it so well He says again, "Good fences make good neighbours." Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker think of his neighbor?


A-He is stubborn.
B-He is interesting to talk to.
C-He is a quick worker.
D-He is disorganized.

Answer 1

Based on the excerpt from Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall”, the speaker thinks his neighbor is stubborn (option A). Someone is stubborn when they are determinate to nor change their attitude on something when it refers to good arguments or reasons to do so. His neighbor continues on repairing the wall that separates them and says that “Good fences make good neighbors.” In the end, the poem’s teaching is that a wall needs to be preserved between properties. This is to safeguard that the personal identity and individuality of the neighbors, specifically as farmers are preserved.