Out Out
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Robert Frost
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‘Out, Out—’
By Robert Frost (1874-1963)
The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard
And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,
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.
And the saw snarled and rattled, snarled and rattled,
As it ran light, or had to...
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The poem “Out, Out” is about a young boy who works in a sawmill. The poem begins with some immediate description. The mill is making a kind of noise, the wood smells sweet, etc.
Then the poet returns to his description. The working day is almost over. The boy's sister came to call him for food. He is trying to finish the job quickly. Just then he lost control of the saw. His hand fell under the...
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