Neither Out Far nor In Deep (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Frost
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Hope, Truth, Ships, Birds, Beaches or seashores, Water, Ocean, Crowds
The Poem
“Neither Out Far nor In Deep” is a lyric poem consisting of four four-line stanzas, making use of a regular rhyme scheme (abab). The meter is for the most part regular iambic trimeter, although several lines include one or two extra syllables. Only in the second stanza does Robert Frost provide precise imagery; for the most part, he relies on general description.
The setting of the poem is the seaside. The poet’s original observation is that the people, out for a day’s recreation at the beach, always look toward the water; “They turn their back...
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