Evaluating in Context

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1		Read this interview with Robert Frost from The Boston Post, in which he discusses farming, rhyming verse, and writing poems about the country. Do the speaker of "Mending Wall" and the poet, Robert Frost, have any similar perspectives on life in the country?
2		Reread "Mending Wall." Then, click on this link to hear Robert Frost recite the poem. What emotions did his reading trigger? Were there words Frost emphasized that you found surprising? Were there other words you emphasized in your reading?
3		Read this essay about Frost by Mark Van Doren, paying special attention to Van Doren's comments about Frost's use of "the human vernacular." How can you apply what you've learned to "Mending Wall" and other poems that you know by Frost?