Robert Frost’s Poetry

Question 1

Which syllables are stressed in the line that follows? Check all that apply.“We wear our fingers rough with handling them.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

wear; rough; hand-

Question 2

How does Frost use irregular blank verse to affect the language of his poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Frost makes the language sound like everyday speech through irregular blank verse.

Question 3

Which line is an irregular line of blank verse?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“He only says, ‘Good fences make good neighbours.’”

Question 4

Identify the irregularity in the line. The line has no regular pattern of stress.✔ The line has eleven syllables.The line uses an internal rhyme scheme.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ The line has eleven syllables.

Robert Frost’s Poetry Answers

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