"Mending Wall" by Robert Frost is a poem in which vocabulary, rhythm and other aspects of poetic technique combine in a fashion that articulates the experience and the opposing convictions that the poem describes and discusses. The ordinariness of the rural activity of "mending wall" is presented in specific terms, yet this mending has a much larger connotation. The poem works on two levels of realism and metaphor, with a balance as poised as the act of mending the wall itself.
             Perhaps one of the reasons that Frost remains one the best known and best loved American poets is that his themes are universal and attractive. They offer the reader affirmative resolutions for the conflicts dramatized in his poetry. Readers, whether young or old, waging their own struggles against the constant threat of chaos in their life, find comfort and encouragement in many of Frost's lines which are so cherished that they have become familiar quotations; such as "Good fences make good neighbors."
             The tone of " Mending Wall" is an important factor in understanding the poem. With these simple, yet complex lines Frost has created tones of reflection, and irony. Much of the appeal of "Mending Wall" can be attributed to Frost's use of language as it is spoken with a vocabulary which is natural and which includes the texture of the tongues from which it comes. Those who read it can readily sense the personalities and emotions that form within the dialogue.
             Frost's style in "Mending Wall" is plain, direct, and conversational. It is simple on the surface but there's an obscurity and a depth that the reader can't quite get inside of. Frost's use iambic pentameter in "Mending Wall". He makes the poem sound very much like spoken English. By doing this the words flow very smoothly. This smooth flow allows readers to understand the message of the poem. ...