A Time to Talk
When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.
Robert Frost
Analysis:
This poem shows that when your friends come to you for help, even though you are busy doing something, you should help them. It is evident from "On all the hills i haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it?". This shows that even though he is busy, he is try to respond to his friend. In conclusion, we should always help our friends whenever they need help as they are important to us.
This poem also shows that you should also visit you friends whenever you are free so that to maintain the friendship between you and you friends. It is evident from "I go up to the stone wall. For a friendly visit". This shows that you should visit you friends when you are free. In conclusion, we should also be the ones who visit and talk to our friends as they will surely welcome you.
This poem also shows that when a friend wants to stay with you, you should cherish the time that you have, and not wait until they are gone then you regret. It is evident from "And slow his horse to a meaning walk". This shows that he slows down for you, and you should talk to him whenever you can otherwise he might walk away and you may lose him. In conclusion, you should treasure the time that you stay with your friends.
Done by Weng Linjie
Analysis:
This poem shows that when your friends come to you for help, even though you are busy doing something, you should help them. It is evident from "On all the hills i haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it?". This shows that even though he is busy, he is try to respond to his friend. In conclusion, we should always help our friends whenever they need help as they are important to us.
This poem also shows that you should also visit you friends whenever you are free so that to maintain the friendship between you and you friends. It is evident from "I go up to the stone wall. For a friendly visit". This shows that you should visit you friends when you are free. In conclusion, we should also be the ones who visit and talk to our friends as they will surely welcome you.
This poem also shows that when a friend wants to stay with you, you should cherish the time that you have, and not wait until they are gone then you regret. It is evident from "And slow his horse to a meaning walk". This shows that he slows down for you, and you should talk to him whenever you can otherwise he might walk away and you may lose him. In conclusion, you should treasure the time that you stay with your friends.
Done by Weng Linjie
Good, you have got the idea that though there is work he still needs to do, the persona priorities friends over work.
ReplyDeleteI like the C.S. Lewis quote. Can you think of another poem which it could also be suitable for?
wow..nice commentary.it is very useful to me as a teacher.also it needs for my literary studies in university.thanks
ReplyDeleteWhat's the mood of the poem?
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DeleteIt was really helpful
ReplyDeleteI'm from Sri Lanka. This poem is in grade 8 English. Our students are away from Europe environment, so I dont know what make imaginaries students have and I could.Ulmately the bitter experience they have, they would be away from English poems.This is not of poem but some thing else.
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ReplyDeleteThank you..
ReplyDeleteThe best help for understanding the true friendship.
ReplyDeletewhat's the figure of speech used in the poem?
ReplyDeletefigure of speech used was?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the purpose of the poet?
ReplyDeleteWho is the character of the poem?
ReplyDeleteFriends all for ever nothing we gain this life.too emotional.
ReplyDeleteI feel there is a hidden meaning here.
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