Question 4 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonder If I could put a notion in his head: " Why do they make good neighbours? Isn't it Where there are cows? But here there are no cows. Before I built a wall I'd ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offence. Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That wants it down." Now read “The Pasture,” also by Robert Frost. I’m going out to clean the pasture spring; I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I shan’t be gone long.—You come too. I’m going out to fetch the little calf That’s standing by the mother. It’s so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I shan’t be gone long.—You come too. Which best accounts for the different views of spring expressed in the poems?
Answer
A
Frost’s speakers represent his own views.
B
The poems have different speakers.
C
Frost’s opinions changed through time.
D
The poems were written at different locations.
Explanation
The speakers describe spring in different ways. In “Mending Wall,” spring brings out the speaker’s mischief and leads him to question the need for walls. In “The Pasture,” the speaker looks forward to simple outdoor tasks and invites someone to come along. These contrasting attitudes are best explained by the poems having different speakers, not by assuming either speaker directly represents Frost’s personal views.
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