‘Out, out” is a poem written by Robert Frost.

It describes the life of a young boy

and his final moments. One day, the boy was working with a buzz saw until he
became tired. He was in need of a break which is when his sister called him in. As
he began to leave the saw ‘leaped’ out of his hand and cut off the boy’s hand. The
boy surprisingly began to laugh. He began to beg as he told his sister “Don’t let
them cut my hand off” despite his hand already being cut off. This was then
followed by the boy’s early fate.
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The sadness of the boy’s death is expressed in a variety of ways by the writer, This
is done through the setting and the reactions and the reasons for the death. This
is apparent when the writer states “Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew
across it. And from there those that lifted eyes could count Five mountain ranges
one behind the other Under the sunset far into Vermont.” This depicts the setting
to be a mountainous area in the middle of Vermont and when the writer states
“His sister stood beside them in her apron to tell them “Supper.”” The writer uses
alliteration to describe the smell of the breeze passing by. The writer continues to
describe the setting which familiarizes the reader to the certain time and place
where the events took place this makes the reader feel like nothing wrong could
occur on that day. The cause of the incident is described when the writer states
“At the word, the saw, as if to prove saws knew what supper meant, leaped out at
the boy’s hand, or seemed to leap– He must have given the hand. However, it
was, neither refused the meeting. But the hand! The boy’s first outcry was a rueful
laugh.” The writer uses personification to depict how the boy lost control and
slipped as the saw ‘seemed to leap’ out of the boy’s hand. The writer mentions
that the boy had lost his hand in the process. He didn’t know how to react, so he
began to laugh ‘ruefully’. Showing he was in shock and in panic as he didn’t know
how to proceed and who to beg for help. The readers begin to feel sympathetic as
an innocent boy who should not be working was injured with the same tools he
uses to work. The reaction and deep sadness shown by the boy’s family is
portrayed when the writer states “He saw all spoiled. “Don't let him cut my hand
off– The doctor when he comes. Don't let him, sister!” And then–the watcher at
his pulse took fright. No one believed. They listened at his heart. Little–less–
nothing! –and that ended it” The writer uses repetition to show how the boy was
desperately crying for help. This displays to the reader that the boy let out cries
for help and begged to be saved but everyone around him was in disbelief. The
doctor and the boys were waiting in a state of shock and panic and “no one
believed”. As the boy’s heartbeat began to decrease, decrease, and decrease. The
doctor knew that there was nothing except stand in empathy. By implying these
emotions and slowly and suspensefully depicting his death the writer brought out
the sadness and even the reader would have felt empathetic for the boy. Which
would make the reader attached to the character and feel like they were there
from the moment of the incident to the moment the boy passed away. This could
have had a massive impact on people who related to having a relative die at a
young age.