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“Mowing”
Forgoing the possibility of the sound of the scythe producing some deeper artistic or poetic meaning, the poem focuses on the sound the scythe makes as it is.
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“The Tuft of Flowers”
In this poem the loneliness of labor is coupled with the accompaniment of the butterfly which rectifies that loneliness and lets the speaker of the poem know that they are not alone, and thus, that their work has meaning.
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“Mending Wall”
Every spring two neighbors come together to fix their respective walls. The speaker attempts to interact with the neighbor and figure out why his neighbor believes that “good fences make good neighbors.”
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“Home Burial”
The poem presents the tumultuous relationship between a rural couple that have recently lost their child and the tension between them that has made it hard for them to communicate with one another.
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“After Apple-Picking”
The speaker feels tired after apple picking and in the end wonders if he will sleep normally or if this sleep will be something different, a deeper slumber.
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“The Wood-Pile”
While walking through a frozen swamp, the speaker is joined by a bird whom he follows, before stumbling upon a woodpile that makes the speaker wonder why it was built and why it was left to decay.
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“The Road Not Taken”
When presented with two paths in a road the speaker contemplates which one to take. After deciding which path to take he wonders if he will have an opportunity to take the road that he did not take previously, before realizing that it was the road not taken and that he will possibly never have an opportunity to take it again.
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“Birches”
Rather than thinking of the bent birch trees as being affected by ice storms, the speaker imagines that they were bent by boys swinging on them.
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“Fire and Ice”
The speaker contemplates how the world will end, either in fire or ice, and attributes meaning to both as being liable options depending on desire or hate.
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“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
The speaker stops in the woods while riding his horse and wonders about the woods, the environment, and the sounds within the environment. The speaker acknowledges that he would like to stay longer but knows that he has obligations elsewhere.
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