Analysis of The Objection To Being Stepped On

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



At the end of the row
I stepped on the toe
Of an unemployed hoe.
It rose in offense
And struck me a blow
In the seat of my sense.
It wasn't to blame
But I called it a name.
And I must say it dealt
Me a blow that I felt
Like a malice prepense.
You may call me a fool,
But was there a rule
The weapon should be
Turned into a tool?
And what do we see?
The first tool I step on
Turned into a weapon.


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Poetic Form
Metre 101101 11101 11011 11001 01101 001111 11011 111101 011111 101111 10101 111101 11101 01011 10101 01111 011111 101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 403
Words 92
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 297
Words per stanza (avg) 90
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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