Question

Read this excerpt from "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost: Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone, But they would have the rabbit out of hiding, To please the yelping dogs. What is the speaker of this poem doing? Hunting Inspecting a stone wall Building a fence Arguing with his neighbor

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Inspecting a stone wall. 

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is B. Inspecting a stone wall.

Explanation:

The poem deals with a landowner and his neighbour who are repairing the wall that separates their properties. In the mentioned excerpt, the speaker of the poem is inspecting the stone wall in order to see what kind of reparations are needed and the causes to the broken spots. He mentions the frozen-ground-swell that scatters the stones from below and the hunters that remove stones to draw the rabbits out of hiding.