Literary Analysis on “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost The poem,”Mending Wall”, was written by Robert Frost, an American poet. The poem was created according to rural New England’s setting, where Frost lived at that time. The poem adapted the characteristics of the characteristics and rituals of the country. The poem describes a ritual where the speaker and a neighbor met to rebuild a wall made of stone between their properties, “And on a day we meet to walk the line and set the wall between us once again” (Frost, 1914). The ritual brings out the main idea of the poem, which is the value of boundaries between people and the importance of human labor. Robert Frost wrote “Mending Wall” during a period in the 19th century characterized by literary modernism. It reacts to the rapid urbanization and industrialization in the 19h century, and in the upcoming modern world. Frost in his poem tries to bring out the excitement of literature while cultivating innovation. The writer makes use of symbols in form of literature to describe the poem. “The frozen ground swell”, (Frost, 1914) as he says, describes the frost, which is an unsettling force in “Mending Wall”, acts as a damaging object which knocks out large parts of the wall. The frost is described to be strange, as the writer says, “No one has seen them made or heard them made.”(Frost, 1914) The strange force behind the frost carries a significant meaning in the poem. The frost and its strange force signify nature and its effect on humans. In other terms, things created by human beings are temporary as opposed to nature which is pulled by its own natural forces. The spring, traditionally used to refer to rebirth, is used in the poem to symbolize renewal: “But at spring mending-time we find them there.” (Frost, 1914) Renewal is demonstrated when the speaker and the neighbor take part in rebuilding the wall. Additionally, the poem elaborates the value of human work, which creates a feeling of renewal, just as the wall in the poem is rebuilt every spring. The fence in the poem not only symbolizes the border between two properties, but also divisions that exist between humans. The poem raises questions whether borders separate people with existing relationships or whether creating boundaries is important in establishing a peaceful coexistence. The cows carry an important meaning in the poem,”Mending Wall.” The speaker explains something wider and deeper when he announces, “Where there are cows? But here there are no cows”. (Frost, 1914) The lack of cows signify the absence of conflict; the speaker and the neighbor use their properties for different purposes but do not conflict over resources, meaning that there is no need of fear. They can live peacefully with or without a wall between them. The poem “Mending Wall has its heart at explaining about borders, the struggle to maintain them and its impact on human beings. Throughout the poem,.

1. Literary Analysis on “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
The poem,”Mending Wall”, was written by Robert Frost, an
American poet. The poem
was created according to rural New England’s setting, where
Frost lived at that time. The poem
adapted the characteristics of the characteristics and rituals of
the country. The poem describes a
ritual where the speaker and a neighbor met to rebuild a wall
made of stone between their
properties, “And on a day we meet to walk the line and set the
wall between us once again”
(Frost, 1914). The ritual brings out the main idea of the poem,
which is the value of boundaries
between people and the importance of human labor.
Robert Frost wrote “Mending Wall” during a period in the 19th
century characterized by
literary modernism. It reacts to the rapid urbanization and
industrialization in the 19h century,
and in the upcoming modern world. Frost in his poem tries to
bring out the excitement of

2. literature while cultivating innovation. The writer makes use of
symbols in form of literature to
describe the poem. “The frozen ground swell”, (Frost, 1914) as
he says, describes the frost,
which is an unsettling force in “Mending Wall”, acts as a
damaging object which knocks out
large parts of the wall. The frost is described to be strange, as
the writer says, “No one has seen
them made or heard them made.”(Frost, 1914) The strange force
behind the frost carries a
significant meaning in the poem. The frost and its strange force
signify nature and its effect on
humans. In other terms, things created by human beings are
temporary as opposed to nature
which is pulled by its own natural forces.
The spring, traditionally used to refer to rebirth, is used in the
poem to symbolize
renewal: “But at spring mending-time we find them there.”
(Frost, 1914) Renewal is
demonstrated when the speaker and the neighbor take part in
rebuilding the wall. Additionally,
the poem elaborates the value of human work, which creates a
feeling of renewal, just as the wall

3. in the poem is rebuilt every spring. The fence in the poem not
only symbolizes the border
between two properties, but also divisions that exist between
humans. The poem raises questions
whether borders separate people with existing relationships or
whether creating boundaries is
important in establishing a peaceful coexistence. The cows
carry an important meaning in the
poem,”Mending Wall.” The speaker explains something wider
and deeper when he announces,
“Where there are cows? But here there are no cows”. (Frost,
1914) The lack of cows signify the
absence of conflict; the speaker and the neighbor use their
properties for different purposes but
do not conflict over resources, meaning that there is no need of
fear. They can live peacefully
with or without a wall between them.
The poem “Mending Wall has its heart at explaining about
borders, the struggle to
maintain them and its impact on human beings. Throughout the
poem, the speaker and the
neighbor concentrate on rebuilding the wall as they explain its
function and how it influences

4. their relationship. The writer explains the unnecessary of the
wall but the neighbor disputes him
by insisting that the wall mends relationships. In this way, the
poem allows readers to take a
stand on either of the sides. The speaker believes that the way
continually damages people’s
relationships and therefore he doesn’t see the use of repairing
it. The neighbor ultimately
responds: “Good fences make good neighbors.”(Frost, 1914)
The speaker believes that there is
no reason to initiate a wall between them because a conflict
does not exist between them. They
never compete for resources and therefore they can peacefully
live together side by side. They
further disagree on whether human beings’ conflicts are
inevitable or whether they arise from
critics, which creates chances of peace between people. The
poem remains ambiguous and gives
the reader the opportunity to judge accordingly.
In conclusion, Frost, in the poem “Mending Wall” announces
the true meaning of the
title. He uses four specific lines to do this:

5. I let my neighbor know beyond the hill
And on a day we meet to walk the line
We keep the wall between us as we go
Obviously, the wall acts as a boundary between the two lands,
one who is primitive and
the other one who is urban. The wall also repairs the natural
landscape which would appear as a
scar. Regardless, the writer works on passing out a message of
mending relationships, whether it
is by destroying or creating barriers. The poem indirectly
applies to human interactions and how
it can be repaired.
Literary Analysis on “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
The poem,”Mending Wall”, was written by Robert Frost, an
American poet. The poem was created according to rural New
England’s setting, where Frost lived at that time. The poem
adapted the characteristics of the characteristics and rituals of
the country. The poem describes a ritual where the speaker and
a neighbor met to rebuild a wall made of stone between their
properties, “And on a day we meet to walk the line and set the
wall between us once again” (Frost, 1914). The ritual brings out
the main idea of the poem, which is the value of boundaries
between people and the importance of human labor.
Robert Frost wrote “Mending Wall” during a period in the 19th

6. century characterized by literary modernism. It reacts to the
rapid urbanization and industrialization in the 19h century, and
in the upcoming modern world. Frost in his poem tries to bring
out the excitement of literature while cultivating innovation.
The writer makes use of symbols in form of literature to
describe the poem. “The frozen ground swell”, (Frost, 1914) as
he says, describes the frost, which is an unsettling force in
“Mending Wall”, acts as a damaging object which knocks out
large parts of the wall. The frost is described to be strange, as
the writer says, “No one has seen them made or heard them
made.”(Frost, 1914) The strange force behind the frost carries a
significant meaning in the poem. The frost and its strange force
signify nature and its effect on humans. In other terms, things
created by human beings are temporary as opposed to nature
which is pulled by its own natural forces.
The spring, traditionally used to refer to rebirth, is used in the
poem to symbolize renewal: “But at spring mending-time we
find them there.” (Frost, 1914) Renewal is demonstrated when
the speaker and the neighbor take part in rebuilding the wall.
Additionally, the poem elaborates the value of human work,
which creates a feeling of renewal, just as the wall in the poem
is rebuilt every spring. The fence in the poem not only
symbolizes the border between two properties, but also
divisions that exist between humans. The poem raises questions
whether borders separate people with existing relationships or
whether creating boundaries is important in establishing a
peaceful coexistence. The cows carry an important meaning in
the poem,”Mending Wall.” The speaker explains something
wider and deeper when he announces, “Where there are cows?
But here there are no cows”. (Frost, 1914) The lack of cows
signify the absence of conflict; the speaker and the neighbor use
their properties for different purposes but do not conflict over
resources, meaning that there is no need of fear. They can live
peacefully with or without a wall between them.
The poem “Mending Wall has its heart at explaining about
borders, the struggle to maintain them and its impact on human

7. beings. Throughout the poem, the speaker and the neighbor
concentrate on rebuilding the wall as they explain its function
and how it influences their relationship. The writer explains the
unnecessary of the wall but the neighbor disputes him by
insisting that the wall mends relationships. In this way, the
poem allows readers to take a stand on either of the sides. The
speaker believes that the way continually damages people’s
relationships and therefore he doesn’t see the use of repairing
it. The neighbor ultimately responds: “Good fences make good
neighbors.”(Frost, 1914) The speaker believes that there is no
reason to initiate a wall between them because a conflict does
not exist between them. They never compete for resources and
therefore they can peacefully live together side by side. They
further disagree on whether human beings’ conflicts are
inevitable or whether they arise from critics, which creates
chances of peace between people. The poem remains ambiguous
and gives the reader the opportunity to judge accordingly.
In conclusion, Frost, in the poem “Mending Wall” announces
the true meaning of the title. He uses four specific lines to do
this:
I let my neighbor know beyond the hill
And on a day we meet to walk the line
We keep the wall between us as we go
Obviously, the wall acts as a boundary between the two lands,
one who is primitive and the other one who is urban. The wall
also repairs the natural landscape which would appear as a scar.
Regardless, the writer works on passing out a message of
mending relationships, whether it is by destroying or creating
barriers. The poem indirectly applies to human interactions and
how it can be repaired.