Neither Out Far nor in Deep
Robert Frost * Track #4 On A Further Range
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Neither Out Far nor in Deep by Robert Frost
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Using simple language and a simple iambic trimeter form, this four-quatrain poem has a simple message too: take a moment to appreciate life. The rhyme scheme is ABAB.
The speaker in this poem narrates their observations of the land, and more importantly, the sea. This could be a poem about ocean ap...
Neither Out Far nor in Deep Annotated
The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.
As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
The wetter ground like glass
Reflects a standing gull
The land may vary more;
But wherever the truth may be--
The water comes ashore,
And the people look at the sea.
They cannot look out far.
They cannot look in deep.
But when was that ever a bar
To any watch they keep?
Neither Out Far nor in Deep Q&A
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Neither Out Far nor in Deep was written by Robert Frost.