Out Out Flashcards
1
Q
What is the context of Out Out
A
A young boy chopping wood with a saw in a rural, scenic setting. He accidently cuts his hand on a buzz saw and by the end sadly dies. The narrator highlights the numb reaction of everyone around him.
2
Q
Who wrote Out Out
A
Robert Frost
3
Q
What structure does Out Out use
A
Linear structure which builds up to the boys death
4
Q
What rhyme scheme does Out Out have
A
No rhyme scheme, which highlights how life isn’t predictable or ordered.
5
Q
What does the title Out Out connotate to
A
Refers to the Macbeth soliloquy, in which lady Macbeth dies and he refers to life as a brief candle
6
Q
What is personified in the poem
A
Buzz saw
