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Robert Frost quote, what would you say that he's saying?

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--- Quote from: prickles on March 18, 2018, 02:22:24 pm ---Definitely some solid ideas here - and yes it can be an extended metaphor/motif. Walls are extremely symbolic of barriers, either self imposed, or constructed between people over time, cultural barriers, so many! Walls have been used in music, poetry, art etc, so is a common symbol.
I would say in this circumstance that the persona is really wondering why they need the wall at all (considering he has apple trees and the other has pine trees or something like that?), and is also looking at the self imposed barriers as a result of preconceived perceptions.
From your explanation, it looks like you are narrowing it down too much, and looking at the meaning just in that phrase, rather than the whole poem (I could be wrong) - try 'zoom out' a bit, and say 'Frost explores the self imposed barriers that the characters establish through the extended metaphor, evident in "insert quote". This phrase is also symbolic of wider society, and how preconceived opinions shape our values of our surroundings". The sentence structure is terrible there, but hopefully you get the idea  ;D
Please reply if it doesn't make sense!

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This is AWESOME!!! I have a really bad habit of narrowing things down to much and it's a real downfall for me in my essays. How are you so good at making it so much more in depth and making it sound really sophisticated?!?!

Thank you!!!

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