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question 12 of 25
read this excerpt from robert frosts poem \mending wall\:

there where it is we do not need the wall:
he is all pine and i am apple orchard.
my apple trees will never get across
and eat the cones under his pines, i tell him.
he only says, \good fences make good neighbours.\

what effect does frosts use of figurative language have on the overall
meaning of this excerpt?

a. frosts use of metaphor to compare the apple trees to the pine
trees emphasizes the difference between the neighbors.

b. frosts use of personification to attribute human qualities to the
wall emphasizes the idea that the wall is between the neighbors.

c. frosts use personification to attribute human qualities to the
apple trees emphasizes the necessity of the wall.

d. frosts use of metaphor to give the apple trees the qualities of
grazing animals emphasizes that the wall is unnecessary.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, the speaker says "My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines". This is a metaphor comparing the apple trees to grazing animals (that would eat). The speaker is arguing against the wall, saying there's no need as the apple trees (like non - grazing animals in this metaphor) won't cause trouble.

Answer:

D. Frost's use of metaphor to give the apple trees the qualities of grazing animals emphasizes that the wall is unnecessary.