the reader a reason to why the wall is in its ruinous state. It helps the reader picture some, yelping dogs (line 9), chasing some rabbits and running into the wall, and knocking some bricks off. Assonance The most noticeable assonance Frost uses is through the youth. He uses the words, why, where, for whom, and what to ask the questions that are bothering him. These words are of a curious tone, but they never get answered in till the end; which was a superficial one anyway. Other assonance Frost uses in the poem is his use for them when he needs to separate language i.e. Gaps-wall, walling in or walling out, never get across, and one on a side, are perfect examples of how he utilizes assonance in the poem. Repetition Repetition in the poem was found to be mostly concentrated to one part of the poem. The first part lines1-22 had the words we, used five times, them, six times, and us, twice. This showed the unity before the wall was being mended as stated earlier, but, after the wall was in the process of being restored the words: I, he, him, his, and me, were repeated throughout the poem to show that the speaker and the neighbor are being selfish and parochial in their own ideas. The most important repetition of all however, is found in lines 27 and 45. The, Good fences make good neighbors, line is the most powerful line in the sentence because that is the line the youth is questioning throughout the poem, and the last answer he receives from the old man; letting the old man have the last word in their conversation and the poem. Simile The only simile is the poem is referring to the old man. In line 38-40 the youth comments, I see him therelike an old-savage armed, with this quote, we see that the old man is being compared to an old, primitive being who cannot accept change. What we also see is the old man holding onto his last shred of tradition he learned from his father and not letting it go without a fight. Metaphor The metaphors in...
