Home Burial Full Poem
Home Burial
By Robert Frost (1874-1963)
He saw her from the bottom of the stairs
Before she saw him. She was starting down,
Looking back over her shoulder at some fear.
She took a doubtful step and then undid it
To raise herself and look again. He spoke
Advancing toward her: ‘What is it you see
From up there always—for I want to know.’
She turned and sank upon her skirts at that,
And her face chan...
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Home Burial key Facts
Published: 1914
Form: Blank verse
Setting: Home of the village couple
Main Points
The death of a child and
The destruction of a marriage.
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Home Burial Summary
In the descriptive poem Home Burial, Robert Frost (1874-1963) describes a tense conversation between a rural husband and wife whose child has recently died. Here, the wife's name is Amy. At the poem's beginning, Amy stands at the top of a staircase, looking out the window at her child's grave. And she started lamenting. Her husband buried their child with his own hands.
Her husband does not unders...
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