Question

1. which of frost’s poems is most typical of a traditional pastoral?

○ “mending wall”
○ “out, out—”
○ “birches”

Explanation:

Traditional pastoral poetry focuses on idealized rural life, nature, and quiet reflection on the natural world. Birches centers on rural New England scenery, uses natural imagery of birch trees to explore themes of escape and connection to nature, fitting the pastoral mode far more closely than Mending Wall (which focuses on human boundaries) or Out, Out-- (which focuses on a tragic rural work accident).

Answer:

○ "Birches"