Analysis of Mending Wall by Robert FrostIn his poem 'Mending Wall', Robert Frost presents us with the ideas of barriers between people, communication, friendship and people's sense of security gain from barriers. His messages are conveyed using poetic techniques such as imagery, structure, and humor, revealing a complex side of poetry and achieving an overall lighthearted effect. Robert Frost has skillfully weaved both literal and metaphorical meaning into the poem, using the repair of a tangible wall as a symbolic representation of the barriers that separate the neighbors in their friendship. The theme of the poem is about two neighbors who disagree on the issue of needing a wall to separate their properties. The wall not only acts as a partition in the separation of properties, but also acts as a barrier in the friendship of neighbors, separating them. For the neighbor of the pine trees the wall is of great importance because it conveys a sense of security and privacy. He believes that although two people can still be friendly neighbors, some form of barrier is needed to separate them and "wall off" the individual's personal space and privacy. This is demonstrated by his repeated saying, “good fences make good neighbors” (line 27). The neighbor's property is a representation of his privacy and the wall acts as a barrier against intrusions. Poetry itself is a technique used by Robert Frost to convey his ideas. Behind the literal representation of building walls lies a deeper metaphorical meaning, which reflects people's attitudes towards others. It reflects the social barriers that people build, to provide a sense of personal security and comfort, in the belief that barriers are a source of protection that will make people less vulnerable to their fears. Robert Frost's ideas are powerfully communicated through the perspective of the poem's narrator, the voice of "I," who questions the need for barriers. The use of conversation and the narrator's thoughts reflect the poet's thoughts. From line thirty to line thirty-five, the narrator questions the purpose of a wall. He has an open nature and does not understand the need to 'wall off' or 'wall off' something or someone. One of the poetic techniques that Robert Frost uses in 'Mending Wall' to convey his ideas is imagination. In the first eleven lines of the poem it is used to describe the decay of the wall, creating a visual image for the reader.