Key Facts

• Poet: Robert Frost (1874-1963)
• Poem Title: Mowing
• First Published: 1913, in Frost’s first book “A Boy’s Will”
• Form: Sonnet (14 lines)
• Rhyme Scheme: "Mowing" is a sonnet with an unconventional rhyme scheme: ABCABDECDFEGFG. It does not follow the rhyme scheme of any traditional sonnet form.
• Tone: Calm, peaceful, and realistic
• Setting: A quiet field near the woods, on a sunny day
• Speaker: A farmer (possibly Frost himself) talking about his work
• Message: True happiness comes from doing real work sincerely, not from dreaming of easy rewards.