'Out, Out -' by Robert Frost

'Out, Out -' by Robert Frost

Let's remind ourselves of the poem. Anthology p. 28 / Student Book p. 232

Multiple Choice

From where is the title of the poem taken?

• 'Still I Rise' - Maya Angelou

• 'Macbeth' - Shakespeare

• 'No man is an Island' - John Donne

Multiple Choice

Where is this poem set?

• In urban Vermont

• In rural Vermont

• In urban New York

• In rural New York

Multiple Choice

Does the poem describe a true story?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is the poem about?

Multiple Choice

Does the poem have rhyme?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What is the effect of the absence of rhyme in this poem?

Multiple Select

What is the effect of this personification?

• It makes the saw seem like a person.

• It makes the saw seem more powerful.

• It makes the saw seem like a useful tool.

• It makes the saw seem like a savage beast.

Multiple Choice

What does this buzz saw produce?

• It cut planks of wood.

• It made chairs.

• It made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood.

• It made a chopping board.

Open Ended

What juxtaposes the sound of the buzz saw in lines 1-7?

Open Ended

What is the effect of the line "And nothing happened: day was al but done."?

What language features create this effect?

Open Ended

What is the effect of using direct speech: "Supper."?

Open Ended

How come the boy reacted this way after hearing his sister's voice?

Multiple Choice

What is an oxymoron?

• a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

• a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

• a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in England lost by six wickets

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Open Ended

What effect does this oxymoron have?

Open Ended

How does Frost show that the boy is losing blood? Quote from the poem to answer.

Open Ended

What is the effect of using direct speech in

"Don't let him cut my hand off -

The doctor, when he comes. Don't let him, sister!"

Open Ended

Find the metaphor in lines 25-30.

Open Ended

What does this metaphor mean?

Multiple Select

What themes are present in this poem?

• fragility of life

• child labour

• death

• family relationships

Open Ended

Find a quotation that links to the theme of child labour.

Open Ended

Find a quotation that links to the theme of death.

Open Ended

Find a quotation that links to the theme of fragility of life.

Open Ended

Find a quotation that links to the theme of family relationships.

Poll

Which theme do you consider most important/prominent?

• fragility of life

• death

• child labour

• family relationships

Open Ended

What questions do you have about this poem?