Out Out by Robert Frost

PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1)

• “Her early leaf’s a flower;” (Line 3)

• “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6)

• “Nothing gold can stay.” (Line 8)

The "Something" referred to in lines 1 and 35 is

• hunters

• neighbors

• dogs

• nature

The speaker's tone in the poem could best be described as 

• weary

• philosophical

• bitter

• confrontational

The metaphors in line 24 serve primarily to

• reinforce the uniqueness of the speaker and his neighbor

• reveal the crops grown by the speaker and his neighbor

• emphasize the contrasting nature of the speaker and his neighbor

• provide a hint of the neighbor's attitude toward the speaker

What does the neighbor reply when Frost asks why they need a wall?

• "I will not go behind my father's saying."

• "Walls make for perfect neighbours."

• "Good fences make good neighbours."

• "Walls are needed to keep the peace."

SBWoSE - The speaker of the poem stops to ---

• watch the woods fill up with snow

• find food for his or her horse

• say hello to the owner of the woods

• go skating on a frozen lake

What is the setting of this poem?

• in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

• in a village on a dark, snowy evening

• by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

• near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

• the freezing, harsh wind

• the cold, snowy weather

• the darkness of the evening

• promises the speaker needs to keep

The two neighbors identified in the poem mainly meet ____________.

• every week to talk about repairing the fence

• during spring in order to fix the wall

• during winter to discuss expanding their property

• when the apple harvest is ready to take to market

MW - Frost describes his neighbor as...

• a traditional kind of man

• an ignorant man

• a wise old man

• old-stone savage armed