10-28-2016, 11:32 AM
The Rabbit- Hunter by Robert Frost
Careless and still
The hunter lurks
With gun depressed,
Facing alone
The alder swamps
Ghastly snow- white.
And his hound works
In the offing there
Like one possessed,
And yelps delight
And sings and romps,
Bringing him on
The shadowy hare
For him to rend
And deal a death
That he nor it
(Nor I) have wit
To comprehend.
I have read this over and over today. I was using it to try to learn meter. I think this is mostly in Iambic Di-meter but two lines in bold are 2.5 feet. I can not for the life of me figure out why he would have done that and I was hoping maybe someone else would have a clue. Any guesses would be greatly appreciated; I am sure he didn't just do it for the hell of it- maybe... Thank you!
Careless and still
The hunter lurks
With gun depressed,
Facing alone
The alder swamps
Ghastly snow- white.
And his hound works
In the offing there
Like one possessed,
And yelps delight
And sings and romps,
Bringing him on
The shadowy hare
For him to rend
And deal a death
That he nor it
(Nor I) have wit
To comprehend.
I have read this over and over today. I was using it to try to learn meter. I think this is mostly in Iambic Di-meter but two lines in bold are 2.5 feet. I can not for the life of me figure out why he would have done that and I was hoping maybe someone else would have a clue. Any guesses would be greatly appreciated; I am sure he didn't just do it for the hell of it- maybe... Thank you!