Question

How does the speaker’s repetition of the neighbor’s cherished belief about the importance of walls (lines 27 and 45) convey the poem’s criticism of an undesirable social pattern?.

Answer 1

The way in which the speaker’s repetition of the neighbor’s cherished belief about the importance of walls conveys the poem’s criticism of an undesirable social pattern is that;

The speaker treats the neighbor’s words about fences as evidence of a worldview that is closed-minded in general.

This question is drawn from a poem titled "Mending Wall" written by Robert Forst in the 20th Century.

• The major theme of the poem is the self imposed barriers that prevent human interaction. This was illustrated by the speaker's neighbor who kept on rebuilding a wall that was not required. This was because it didn't benefit anyone and as such the fence was harmful to their land.

• While speaking about the neighbors cherished belief of fence walls in lines 27 and 45, the speaker treats the neighbor’s words about fences as an evidence of him having a worldview that is largely closed-minded.

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