Why do people create boundaries between themselves when there aren't any to begin with? Robert Frost's poem, "Mending Wall," explores two people, the speaker and his neighbor, who have built a wall to separate each other even though it is not necessary. Reveal their differences through the use of diction, tone, figurative language, and imagery. Throughout the poem, Frost makes numerous references to the wall between the neighbors and what it might represent. It represents the boundary placed between the speaker and his neighbor. Humans in general desire privacy, and a wall is the perfect object to represent it. The two have different ideas, they are in conflict with each other and they are proud of it. “He is all pine and I am apple orchard” is the poet's attempt to give the reader an idea of ​​what life is like on each side of the wall. A pine grower is probably an uneducated person because anyone who actually grows pine trees in their backyard has no value. However, an apple orchard farmer is someone who is educated because he understands the many benefits of the cultivated fruit. From ...