death of the hired man
... After his fathers death in 1885, when young Frost was eleven, the family left California and settled in Massachusetts. ... "The Death of the Hired Man" is one that combines lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry in blank verse together. ... His poetry is thus both traditional and experimental, regional and universal, "The Death of the Hired Man," is only one example of Frost’s unique style. ... Speaking to one another, Mary is scared that Warren might hurt the old man’s feelings, by being upset with him. ... Yet the hired man, Silas, dies a completely forgotten man, without a person to give a second thought to him. ... "Death of the Hired Man" is a gripping story of a forgotten mans life.