Niles 1 Isaiah Niles Prog. ‘Forse R. Marchak English Writing ‘Mey42022. Day, Homie Year Poetry Analysis Draft Sentence The “Mowing” by Robert Frost is a poem that emphasizes hard work. “Mowing” is a Foogmerst G 14-line sonnet. Robert Frost is a famous American poet from the 1890s to the 1900s. Most of Frost's poems were about everyday life and human interaction with the world. At the beginning ofthe poem, we learn that the main character is working on a farm. The character is focused on their goals of achieving their dreams and will not stop until they are complete. Fro‘, throughout the poem, uses imagery and personification to hake his point across. While also usat.a rhyming scheme foreach of is lines, Overall, this poam is avery well-written poem ané has many different elements that make this poem stand out explain 4S Frost personifies a scythe many times throughout the poem. The first time using wey we, Carats in the second line," And that was my long scythe whispering to the Pte oe x Gore amy) ground "(Bamet et al.) In this line, he says that his scythe is so close to the ground that itis whispering In reality, a scythe can not talk, so he gives an object am human ability. The scythe is the only thing the main character can hear because he is in the woods and can listen to nothing else besides swinging it close to the ground. Thaguassan smelt aleneneodhe palyibiagdseshtatsis vopetitine \> the asp. The character hears the whispering and knows that he is not making the sound, but the tool is. Frost, uses this same personification of the scythe whispering a couple more times in the poem. He claims that the “Heat of the sun” has to do with why it is whispering and notNiles 2 speaking. The character wonders what the scythe is trying to communicate but yet it can not because the scythe can not speale In the second half of the poem, Frost begins to use images to convey his main points cacroas We get an understanding that the speaker isa hard worker and doesnot like to waste ae yosoeret sine and me tke gl “It was no dream of the gift of idle hours, Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf "(Bamet et al.) The character does not like to waste time for hours and dreams of achieving. He understands that no one or thing is going to be able to accomplish that goal for him, so he better start working for it. The character also seems to realize that achieving those goals is not going to be easy,or am enjoyable joumey to get there, But he does not have time to waste to get to those things