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Hazelwood 1
Robert Frost’s "" is a narrative poem that speaks of life’s tragedies. Frost’s writings style is very straightforward and direct. In " the setting appears to be the background of a tragedy that centers around the death o ....
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.... gradually work out a way of dealing with their grief, and go on with their lives. This the young mother cannot do. The baby is buried in the family graveyard, which is visible from an upstairs window of their house. Day after day she goes to the stairway window looking out upon the nearby family plot. The sight of the raw mound where her child lies buried reopens her grief. But, another emotion wells up as well – anger and bitterness at her husband, which is at first unexplained. The firs ....
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