Question

idioms
similes
before the end of the poem, the speaker is describing how his neighbor is picking up a stone. the speaker states, \bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top/in each hand, like an old savage armed\(37)
metaphor
in the middle of the poem, the speaker realizes that the neighbor is just very different than him. he says, \he is all pine and i am apple orchard\ (20)
oxymoron
:: toward the end of the poem, the speaker thinks about what he would like to ask his/her neighbor \what was i walling in or walling out\ (33)
:: before analysis can be done on the poem, one must analyze the title. \mending wall\

Explanation:

To solve the matching:

1. Similes: The example has "like an old - savage armed", which uses "like" (a key indicator of similes). So "similes" matches the description with "like".
2. Metaphor: The example "He is all pine and I am apple orchard" directly compares two things without "like" or "as", which is a metaphor. So "metaphor" matches this description.
3. Idioms: The phrase "what was I walling in or walling out" is an idiomatic expression (the meaning of "walling in/out" here is not literal but has a figurative, idiomatic sense related to the context of the poem). So "idioms" matches this.
4. Oxymoron: The title "Mending Wall" can be seen as an oxymoron. "Mending" and "Wall" - a wall is often a barrier, and mending it can be seen as a contradictory action in the context of the poem's exploration of boundaries (or other interpretations where "mending" and the concept of a "wall" create a contradictory or paradoxical idea). So "oxymoron" matches the title analysis.

Answer:

• idioms: "Toward the end of the poem, the speaker thinks about what he would like to ask his/her neighbor 'what was I walling in or walling out' (33)" and "Before analysis can be done on the poem, one must analyze the title: 'Mending Wall'" (note: the second one is for oxymoron correction - actually, "Mending Wall" is oxymoron, and the idiom is the first one. Let's correct the matching properly:
• idioms: "Toward the end of the poem, the speaker thinks about what he would like to ask his/her neighbor 'what was I walling in or walling out' (33)"
• similes: "Before the end of the poem, the speaker is describing how his neighbor is picking up a stone. The speaker states, 'Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top/in each hand, like an old - savage armed'(37)"
• metaphor: "In the middle of the poem, the speaker realizes that the neighbor is just very different than him. He says, 'He is all pine and I am apple orchard' (20)"
• oxymoron: "Before analysis can be done on the poem, one must analyze the title: 'Mending Wall'"