The Mending Wall

Introduction

Robert Lee Frost was a well-known American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner. He has been highly respected for his naturalistic depictions of the rural life, and because of his mastery over the use of conversational speech in America. In this paper, his poem, “The Mending Wall,” is analyzed, and the concept of whether 'Good fences make good Neighbors' has been discussed.

Discussion

The poem “Mending Wall” is a very theatrical and narrative poem. The title of the poem is tellingly indistinct, because in the title of the poem, the word mending could be taken as an adjective or could be ...