Question

purpose for reading: in today’s reading of \ghost house\, by robert frost, you will explore the poet’s reflection on memory, nature, and the passage of time. pay attention to how the author uses the elements of poetry to develop the theme and mood of the poem.
\ghost house\ by robert frost
1 i dwell in a lonely house i know
that vanished many a summer ago,
and left no trace but the cellar walls,
and a cellar in which the daylight falls,
5 and the purple - stemmed wild raspberries grow.
o’er ruined fences the grape - vines shield
the woods come back to the mowing field;
the orchard tree has grown one copse
of new wood and old where the woodpecker chops;

what is the effect of the poem’s first - person point of view?
○ it indicates the narrator’s unfamiliarity with the place.
○ it suggests the narrator is imagining the scene.
○ it creates a sense of detachment from the scene.
○ it adds a personal and reflective perspective.

Explanation:

In "Ghost House", the first - person point of view (using "I") makes the narrator's experience and reflection about the house and its surroundings more personal. The narrator is sharing their own connection to the lonely house and the changes in the surrounding nature over time, which gives a personal and reflective tone to the poem. The other options are incorrect: the narrator says "I know" the house, so they are not unfamiliar; the first - person shows they are part of the scene, not imagining it; and first - person usually draws the reader in, not creating detachment.

Answer:

It adds a personal and reflective perspective.