Mending Wall and Home Burial / Robert Frost

Test Practice

Compare and Contrast

With your partner, discuss how to answer these comparing and contrasting questions.

1. How does the speaker’s feelings about fences or walls compare to that of his neighbors?
a. The speaker agrees with the neighbor who says that “good fences make good neighbors.”
b. The speaker thinks there may be times when walls cause harm or offense.
c. The speaker thinks walls are completely unnecessary.
d. The speaker’s feelings toward walls are not expressed.


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered during reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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