Topic > Literary Analysis of Out, Out by Robert Frost - 1183

The first technique he uses is images. Frost does this at the beginning of the poem by talking about all the beauty of nature that surrounds the boy. For example, he talks about the mountains in the distance that the boy doesn't see because he's too busy working. Another example and the most prominent use of imagery in this poem is the growling and rattling of the saw. This is essential because it gives readers a sense of life to the wank. Finally, the scented material when the breeze passes through it gives the reader not only smell but also touch. All of these examples of imagery help set the mood for the reader and place them in the poem as a spectator. Another technique he uses is figurative language. The saw “growled and banged” is the use of figurative language and onomatopoeia because it represents the boy's fate and the animalistic noise that accompanies fate. Furthermore, "That's enough" is figurative language because it represents that if the boy had been told to stop working earlier, perhaps he would never have lost his hand and hand and would not have died. Frost also uses figurative language when he writes “Life spilling over,” meaning that blood is literally pouring from his arm and therefore his life is rapidly fading away because the more blood loss, the quicker the arrival of death. Irony is also found in “Out, out” when the boy laughs after the saw cuts his hand. This is ironic because usually people don't laugh at these types of situations and have the complete opposite reaction which is usually panic. Frost also uses blank verse and no stanzas to convey emotion throughout the poem. He does this by showing the lightheartedness of the setting at the beginning of the poem and becomes passionate about the boy, but then as the poem continues he detaches himself from the emotional aspect of the situation in which the boy finds himself. he says: "I ban like this