Question

guided practice
read this passage from \mending wall.\
i see him there,
bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
in each hand, like an old - stone savage armed.
he moves in darkness as it seems to me,
not of woods only and the shade of trees.
he will not go behind his father’s saying,
and he likes having thought of it so well
he says again, “good fences make good neighbors.”
what is the speaker saying about his neighbor?
a. he likes to fight.
b. he is a good farmer.
c. he is not friendly.
d. he won’t go against tradition.

Explanation:

The passage states the neighbor follows his father's old saying "Good fences make good neighbors" and refuses to move beyond this inherited belief, showing he adheres strictly to tradition rather than choosing conflict, unfriendliness, or demonstrating farming skill.

Answer:

D. He won't go against tradition.