Poetry Analysis

Out, Out

 

The overall tone to the story is kind of gruesome. Well, before the child cut his hand off it wasn't but I could definitely tell it was going to happen at the first mention of a saw. The line "Five mountain  ranges one behind the other under the sunset far into Vermont" makes me think right away the boy may die. the numbered ranges could be a countdown to his death, and the sunset being the end. The saw could represent the bad in the world and they boy represents the normal people. everyday we face at least one challenge, like the saw, but its up to us to not get knocked down or our hands cut off by the saw.