Rock-it Poetry Out, Out- by Robert Frost

Rock-it PoetryOut, Out- by Robert FrostJordan Thompson AP English LiteratureK. Saunders 23 February 2014Out, out- is from Shakespeare's MacbethOut, out, brief candle! Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.This quote is conveying the idea that everyone will die eventually and life is really just a walking shadow and it signifies nothing.Frosts choice of Out, out- as the title is significant because he embodies the same idea as Shakespeare in Macbeth.Title

Buzz saw heard from the yardSweet-scented gives the illusion of happiness and sweetsPeople who were stopped by the sweet smell and drawn to look saw beauty in the mountain ranges and sunsetThe saw snarled and rattled as it came to the end of a days workHalf an hour left that they wouldnt give the boyThat half an hour could have saved himHalf an hour can mean so much to a young boy

Paraphrase

Sister calls the boy for supper and the saw almost seems mad at the ideaThe boys hand gets caught in the saw and the boy cries outThe life spills from his handThe boys hand had to be taken off even though he pleaded not to let them cut it offThe boys falls into darkness and eventually his heart stopsNo one made a fuss, no one cared. Everyone when on with their affairs

Paraphrase ContinuedThis poem discusses issues like child labor, and a child being forced to grow up and a loss of their innocenceJuxtaposition-Beauty vs. ViolenceInnocence of a child vs. reality of manhoodPlay vs. work

Connotation

The attitude of this poem is sad. The author shows regret when he uses words like I wish and might and the author also uses violent and dark words such as leaped and keep the life from spillingThe speakers attitude is sad and sympathetic towards the boy who was forced to become a man and do a mans work but in the end he wasnt rewarded or thanked for his labor, he was forgotten. Attitude

There is a shift in language between lines 5 and 6. In the lines leading up to 5 the words that are used show beauty and serenity. Sweet-scented mountain ranges sunset but in line 6 a major shift in language occurs when the author describes the saw as snarling and rattling making it sound very aggressiveThere is another shift seen when the boy is dying. The language before the boys death conveys chaos- leaped swung spilling- Then leading to the death the tone shifts to dark and cool- dark of ether little, less, nothing ended Shifts

The theme of Shakespeares soliloquy in Macbeth is seen throughout this poemDeath is a part of life and everything is just leading to deathLife actually signifies nothingFrost conveys in this poem that people saw children as signifying nothing and not important as shown through the young boys death when the people just turned to their affairsTitle

Child LaborSadnessLoss of InnocenceLife and DeathYouthfulnessSocietal views and impactTheme