Question

something there is that doesnt love a wall,
that sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
and spills the upper boulders in the sun;
and makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
the work of hunters is another thing:
i have come after them and made repair
where they have left not one stone on a stone,
but they would have the rabbit out of hiding,
to please the yelping dogs. the gaps i mean,
no one has seen them made or heard them made,
but at spring mending-time we find them there.
whom does the speaker blame for the gaps in the wall?
○ himself
○ his neighbor
○ nature and hunters
○ rabbits and dogs

Explanation:

To determine who the speaker blames for the gaps in the wall, we analyze the text:

• The first part ("Something there is that doesn’t love a wall...") implies natural forces (like the frozen - ground - swell) cause gaps.
• Then, "The work of hunters is another thing" shows hunters also contribute (they leave stones displaced while chasing rabbits).
• The speaker says they repair the gaps, not that they cause them. The neighbor isn't blamed here, and rabbits/dogs are part of the hunters' action, not the direct blame. So the speaker blames nature and hunters.

Answer:

C. nature and hunters