Robert Frost: Poems
Mending Wall
Is mending wall an autobiographical poem?
Is mending wall an autobiographical poem?
Yes, the Mending Wall is an autobiographical poem. It is based upon the years Frost and his wife spent living on a farm in New Hampshire..... a time of peace and happiness. In addition, the character of the narrator's neighbor is based on Frost's own..... a man named Napoleon Guay, who also coined the phrase, “Good fences make good neighbors”.
The Mending Wall