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Mending Wall

by Robert Frost

1. What does wall symbolize the poem Mending Wall? [NU 2017]

Ans: The wall in “Mending Wall” symbolizes the political, social, physical, and emotional walls that we face in our lives.

2. What does the wall symbolise in the poem "Mending Wall"?

Ans: The wall in “Mending Wall” symbolizes the political, social, physical, and emotional walls that we face in our lives.

3. How are the two neighbours?

Ans: Between the two neighbours the young one is progressive while the old one is conservative.

4. What kind of man was his neighbour in Frost's opinion?

Ans: In the opinion of the young farmer, his neighbour was a savage coming from the Stone Age.

5. What does the old farmer in 'Mending Wall' represent?

Ans: The old farmer in 'Mending Wall' represents conservative people having traditional attitude towards life and the world.

6. Should there be any wall between two neighbors?

Ans: I think there should be a wall between two neighbours for maintaining good relation but others may disagree with me.

7. What does the poet mean by "something there is that does not love a wall"?

Ans: By "something there is that does not love a wall" the poet wants to mean that there is something in nature that does not want the presence of a wall between the neighbours.

8. What does that "Something” do to any swelling on the ground?

Ans: That "Something” makes the frozen ground swell under the wall and spills the upper boulders by its upward pressure.

9. Where does that "something" make gaps?

Ans: "Something" makes gaps in the stone made wall that divides the property of two farmers.

10. What is the fanatical idea of the old man about mending the wall?

Ans: The fanatical idea of the old man about mending the wall is “Good fences make good neighbors”.

11. Why did the speaker say that they did not need the wall where it was?

Ans: The speaker says that they did not need the wall where it was because he was practical and progressive in his outlook.

12. What do the hunters do having rabbit out of the hiding?

Ans: The hunters do not leave one stone on another while making rabbits come out of hiding.

13. What do you mean by the expression "Good fences make good neighbours"?

Ans: "Good fences make good neighbors" means that if good fences are maintained between two neighbours, quarrels decrease and a good relationship increases between them.

14. What did his neighbor say when the speaker said they did not need the wall?

Ans: When the speaker said they did not need the wall, his neighbour said nothing except, “Good fences make good neighbours.”

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