Out, out by Robert Frost

How do you know that the poem "Out, out" by Robert Frost makes an allusion to Macbeth's soliloquy?

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Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude toward the boy's death in the final

lines of the poem?

• A. Deeply mournful and contemplative

• B. Coldly detached and impersonal

• C. Reverent and philosophical

• D. Angry and accusatory

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The phrase "the saw...leaped out at the boy's hand" is best interpreted as an example of:

• A. Metaphor

• B. Irony

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Personification

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What is the effect of the poem's shift in tone after the boy's death?

• A. It provides closure by offering a moral lesson.

• B. It intensifies the emotional impact through vivid imagery.

• C. It reveals the community's denial of grief.

• D. It highlights the insignificance of the boy's life to those around him.

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What is the primary effect of Frost's use of enjambment in lines such as "And nothing happened:

day was all but done. / Call it a day, I wish they might have said"?

• A. To emphasize the rhyme scheme's musicality

• B. To mimic the rush and carelessness of the moment

• C. To create suspense and delay the revelation of meaning

• D. To reinforce the poem's formal structure

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What does the line "Doing a man's work, though a child at heart" suggest about the boy's role and

the poem's larger theme?

• A. It shows the boy is emotionally mature for his age.

• B. It reflects Frost's belief in child labor as a necessity.

• C. It illustrates the unnatural burden of adult responsibilities placed on children.

• D. It presents the boy as heroic and fearless in the face of danger.

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