Understanding Symbolism and Themes in Poetry

The transcript is a reading of Robert Frost's poem 'After Apple-Picking'. It explores themes of exhaustion and reflection after a day of apple picking. The narrator describes the sensory experiences and the transition from wakefulness to sleep, using vivid imagery of apples and dreams. The poem concludes with a contemplation of sleep, comparing it to the hibernation of a woodchuck.

What does the speaker's ladder symbolize in the poem?

• A connection to the heavens

• A tool for harvesting

• A symbol of wealth

• A representation of dreams

What does the speaker feel about the apples he didn't pick?

• Relief

• Indifference

• Curiosity

• Regret

What does the speaker associate with the essence of winter?

• The sound of snow

• The sight of bare trees

• The scent of apples

• The feel of cold wind

What causes the strangeness in the speaker's vision?

• A reflection in water

• A dream

• A pane of glass

• A bright light

What does the speaker do with the pane of glass?

• Uses it as a mirror

• Keeps it as a souvenir

• Lets it fall and break

• Throws it away

What imagery is used to describe the apples in the speaker's dream?

• Magnified and detailed

• Small and distant

• Rotten and decayed

• Bright and colorful

What physical sensation does the speaker experience from apple picking?

• Pressure of the ladder

• Cold hands

• Aching back

• Sore feet

What sound does the speaker hear from the cellar?

• The creaking of the ladder

• The rumbling of apples

• The chirping of birds

• The wind blowing

What does the speaker hear as he drifts into sleep?

• The rumbling of apples in the cellar

• The rustling of leaves

• The sound of falling apples

• The chirping of crickets

What is the speaker's feeling towards the harvest?

• Exhaustion

• Excitement

• Indifference

• Satisfaction