Question

purpose for reading: in todays reading of \ghost house\ by robert frost, you will explore the poets 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,
and the purple - stemmed wild raspberries grow.
oer 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;

in stanzas 5 and 6, which phrases best support the inference that the speaker is describing graves?
○ \those stones\ and \bear names that the mosses mar.\
○ \small, din, summer star\ and \i know not\
○ \slow and sad\ and \low - limbed tree\
○ \in view of how many things\ and \close - keeping\

Explanation:

In the context of the poem "Ghost House" by Robert Frost, when describing graves, a somber and melancholic mood is appropriate. "Slow and sad" conveys a mournful tone, and "low - limbed tree" creates an image of a subdued, perhaps gloomy landscape that fits with the idea of graves. The other options either don't have the right mood ("Those stones" and "bear names that the mosses mar" is more about the stones and moss, not the mood of graves; "Small, din, summer star" and "I know not" is not related to the grave - related mood; "in view of how many things" and "close - keeping" don't convey the right somber mood for graves)

Answer:

"Slow and sad" and "low - limbed tree"