The poet, Robert Frost, carefully chooses the words for this poem to express an image in your mind and to express that image through sound. Read this poem aloud to yourself and try to envision what he depicts in your mind and to your ears.
THE SPAN OF LIFE
The old dog barks backward without getting up.
I can remember when he was a pup.
I can remember when he was a pup.
1) Of the two lines in this poem, which is easier to pronounce aloud?
2) Of the two lines in this poem, which is the more difficult to prounounce aloud?
3) Why do you think Robert Frost chose to make the lines different in their ease of pronunciation?
4) Why did Robert Frost title this poem "The Span of Life"?
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