Home Burial By Robert Frost

What is the "literal" meaning of the title?

• death of marriage

• a broken home

• The death of the child

• a broken marriage

What is the metaphorical meaning of the title?

• The end of the marriage

• End of life

• Beginning of a new life

• a new chapter in their lives

The husband and wife fight for what?

• strength

• forgiveness

• power

• justice

How did the woman mourn the death of the child, compared to the man?

• She kept the child's memory close, and thought about him each and every day, unlike the husband who wanted to shut out the memory

• She was very good at hiding her emotions, while he showed them.

• The husband constantly brought up the child, while she did not

• They both never spoke of the loss of their child

What is the Rhyme scheme used in the poem?

• Alternate

• Monorhyme

• Ballade

• Blank Verse

What is the significance of the wife standing at the top of the stairs and the husband at the bottom of them?

• The wife is dominating the argument she is looking down at the husband symbolizing the distance between them.

• She wants to look out the window to see where her child is buried

• The husband feels no need to rise as he believes he is the head of the household

• The husband is ignoring what she is saying so he stays at the bottom

What is the significance of the fence mentioned?

• It is a blockade from the outside world

• The fence signifies a sturdy standing ground between the wife and husband

• It symbolizes home, and how the child brought the couple together, now without the child the relationship is falling apart

• Refusal to accept the opening of new surprises

Which rhetorical device is most commonly used throughout the poem?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Repetition

• Personification

What was the woman staring at in the beginning of the poem?

• The view out her window to take her mind off of her lost child

• Her husband as she is trying to find the right words to say

• Herself in the mirror

• The grave of her child outside the window

How is the poem significant to Frost's life?

• He had a broken marriage as well

• He lost his son, Elliot,and therefore he placed his own feelings into the poem

• His childhood was dominated by his parents arguing constantly

• He grew up with problems at home