Question

Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." I see him there Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed. He moves in darkness as it seems to me, Not of woods only and the shade of trees. He will not go behind his father's saying, And he likes having thought of it so well He says again, "Good fences make good neighbours." Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker think of his neighbor.
A) He is stubborn.
B) He is interesting to talk to.
C) He is a quick worker.
D) He is disorganized.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

The speaker says 'he will not go behind his father saying' which means his neighbor does not like to change, very much adamant in adhering to tradition. In the entire poem, the neighbor twice repeats 'Good fences make good neighbors' , which the neighbor is very much strict in erecting wall rather than mending it. For the neighbor, wall symbolizes privacy which mean distance, a distance which helps make relation compact and better. The more the wall is high and compact, the better is relation between neighbors. This is what speaker thinks of the neighbor.