"Home Burial"

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The paper shows how in Robert Frost's poem "Home Burial", the husband and wife respond individually to their infant's death, causing their loss to tear them apart when it should bring them together. The paper highlights the lack of communication that destroys the couple's marriage and concludes that tragedy is difficult enough without the added weight of miscommunication.

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"Tragedy is generally one of the main ingredients in works of literature in that authors have a point to prove about mankind. Misfortune and miscommunication go hand in hand in Robert Frost's "Home Burial," a poem that focuses on heartbreak and how it not only impacts individuals in different ways but also how it can destroy relationships if neglected. Husband and wife respond individually to their infant's death and face an emotional chasm that becomes almost too difficult to bridge in this narrative poem. Left alone, tragedy can be a dividing force that proves to be destructive. Through setting and language, Frost demonstrates how loss can tear people apart when it should bring them together. Gentle madness results from such an existence. The significance of "Home Burial" is to illustrate the frailty of human relationships and the importance of working to keep them alive."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Frost, Robert. "Home Burial." Robert Frost's Poems. New York: Pocket Books, 1916. pp. 26-31.

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