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Mowing Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. How does the length of this poem support the ideas that Frost presents through the scythe?
  2. Would the poem be as powerful if the narrator were using a lawnmower instead of doing it by hand with a scythe?
  3. Why do you think that the flowers are the only thing in the poem given a specific name?
  4. What significance does the snake have in the poem? What parts of the poem give you your ideas?