thread that joins them together. Robert Frost¹s poem ³The Tuft of

Flowers² explores the existence of such a bond, as experienced by the

speaker. In the everyday circumstance of performing a common chore, the

speaker discovers a sense of brotherhood with another laborer. Frost

contrasts a sense of aloneness with a sense of understanding to convey

To understand the setting of the poem, one must first understand how

grass was mowed in the time period in which the poem was written

(1906). Grass was mostly mowed by hand using a scythe. The mowing was

often done in the dew of the morning for better mowing. This left the

grass wet, and it needed to be scattered for drying. The phrase turning

the grass refered to the scattering of the grass for drying.

In ³The Tuft of Flowers,² the speaker h

sense of thoughtfulness and may give you insight you didn¹t have

the poem. We are one in spirit, as well as being united by our work. We

³The Tuft of Flowers² does not contain a definite meter, but it does

reading. So if you¹re just looking for something interesting to read in

attention, and leads his gaze to a tuft of flowers, which the mower

tranquil feeling is added to by a silent butterfly, who searches for a

setting is in a grassy field with a brook running through it. The

more charming and gives it simplicity, which adds to the overall

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)