The Inevitability of Death - 1315 Words

The Inevitability of Death All too soon, life fades away. Everything and everyone in it as well. Time is but a vapor and there is only one chance to hold it in one’s hand. Once that vapor has gone away, nothing can be done to get it back; only for those whose vapor has not gone to continue living. This theme has been taken on and used by many different writers, such as, Robert Frost in his poem, â€Å"Out, Out†. This poem is about a young boy who is cutting wood in his yard when his sister comes outside to tell him that it is time for dinner. Out of excitement, he loses control of the saw and cuts his hand terribly. He begs his sister not to let the doctor cut off his hand, however, he knows that he has lost too much blood. The doctor†¦show more content†¦This is another symbol in itself. It helps to show the reader just how young the boy is and how his childhood is cut short by him having to do a man’s work. This symbol is a foreshadowing of his life being cut short later on in the poem. This poem has no set sentence structuring throughout it. This provided Robert Frost with no boundaries when it came to writing this, so that he could truly describe the events and emotions of that day without having to follow a certain rhythm or patterning. â€Å"At first, there is a regular rhythm created by the four beats per line. Each line is clear and unbroken. Some lines are run-on lines. This provides a fluent regular rhythm Lines four, five and six are one fluent sentence. This creates perfect rhythm and complements or adds to the description of beautiful mountains. When you voice the poem, most lines have a four tempo beat,† (poemshape). Frost sort of created his own sentence structuring and with that he had the freedom of saying exactly what he wanted in the words and phrasing that he wanted. 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