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"Death Of A Hired Man" By Robert Frost Textual Analysis

Death of a Hired Man by Robert Frost

Subject Matter
The subject matter of the poem is of a couple that live on a farm. Mary is sat waiting for Warren to arrive home. When she sees him she tells him that Silas is back. The two start talking about Silas and Mary tells Warren how worn out he looks. They talk about how he used to work on the farm and the boy that used to work with him, who is now a scholar to Silas's dislike. Mary then tell warren that Silas has come here to die and how he sees this place as his home. Warren mentions Silas rich brother and how Silas wont go to see him because of his pride. Warren goes inside to how Silas is doing and when he returns out side he tell Mary that he is dead.

Themes
The themes that are present in this poem is life as well as death, Family & Friendship, Home and belonging.

Life & Death
The sense of death is set when Mary says "he has come home to die:/ you needn't be......

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Approximate Word Count: 373
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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