Question

like one of those eternal, remote things
that range across a man’s imaginings
when a sure music fills him and he knows
what he may say thereafter to few men,—
the touch of ages having wrought
an echo and a glimpse of what he thought
a phantom or a legend until then;
for whether lighted over ways that save,
or lured from all repose,
if he go on too far to find a grave,
mostly alone he goes.

what is the main difference between robinson’s “the man against the sky” and frost’s “mending wall”?

○ “the man against the sky” uses everyday language, while “mending wall” does not
○ “mending wall” is in a modern format, while “the man against the sky” is not
○ “the man against the sky” uses metaphor, while “mending wall” does not
○ “mending wall” has a strict rhyme scheme, while “the man against the sky” does not

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Both poems use everyday language, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: "Mending Wall" is in free verse (modern format), while "The Man Against the Sky" has a more traditional, structured form (not modern). This matches the difference.
• Option 3: Both poems use metaphor, so this is wrong.
• Option 4: "The Man Against the Sky" has a rhyme scheme, and "Mending Wall" is in free verse (no strict rhyme scheme), so this is reversed and incorrect.

Answer:

B. "Mending Wall" is in a modern format, while "The Man Against the Sky" is not