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Harsimran Mann (n01242041)

Assignment 5 - The Death of the Hired Man *NOTE: HI PROFFESSOR, I EMAILED YOU REGARDING WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS ASSIGNMENT LATE. THANK YOU AGAIN!!

Theme 1. The theme of the poem which the author tries to represent in Robert Frost 's poem, "The Death of the Hired Man," is that people should be forgiven and accepted before it is too late – when Mary attempts to convince her husband to forgive Silias just like she has. 2. A quote to represent this theme is from Warren saying that Silias is an unwanted burden and that they shouldn’t be responsible for, “What good is he? Who else will harbour him/ At his age for the little he can do?” (Line 15-16)

Rhythm 1. In the first 2 lines, the beginning of the lines repeat a rhythmic stress pattern: "Mary sat musing /Waiting for Warren," the alliteration strongly emphasizes the rhythm.

Imagery 1. Frost writes a simile in the poem, “She put her hand/ among the harp-like morning-glory strings” (Line 106-107). Through the moonlight, the morning glory vines appear to Mary as she reaches out and brushes them like the strings on a harp. She notes that the morning glory stems resemble the strings of a harp, a resemblance that is extended when Mary touches them "As though she were playing unheard." Frost uses these descriptions to highlight the character of Mary; as a gentle girl, she interprets her surroundings with gentleness. Later, in line 109, there is a similarity in which the woman is compared with someone who plays the tenderness which affects her husband on the harp. 2. Firstly, in line 103 of "The Hired Man's Death," there is a metaphor in which the moon is compared to a force that can pull the whole sky westwards, forming the dawn. Secondly, in line 107, the light rays coming in through the window are likened, in a metaphor, to a harp's strings.

Sound 1. The first example of alliteration is from line 105-106. “It’s light poured softly in her lap. She saw/ And spread her apron to it”. The second example is from line 106-107, “she put out her hand/ Among the harp-like morning glory strings”. 2. The first example of assonance is in line 105, “It’s light poured softly in her lap.” The second example is in line 107, “among the harp-like morning-glory strings”....