Based on this stanza from a poem by Robert Frost, what is the poem's main idea?

My November Guest My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walks the sodden pasture lane.

A. The poet loves the fall season.

B. The poet has a friend named Sorrow who likes autumn.

C. The poet sometimes becomes depressed in the fall.

D. The poet is happy in November.

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Shaylee Preston

27 December, 13:15

Based on this stanza from a poem by Robert Frost, what is the poem's main idea?

My November Guest My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walks the sodden pasture lane.

A. The poet loves the fall season.

B. The poet has a friend named Sorrow who likes autumn.

C. The poet sometimes becomes depressed in the fall.

D. The poet is happy in November.

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Answers (2)

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Margaret · Answer 1

C. the poet sometimes becomes depressed in the fall

Averi Barajas · Answer 2

B. The poet has a friend named Sorrow who likes autumn.

Explanation:

Robert Frost in his poem "My November Guest" reflects on the bad and depressing moments in a person's life. For the poet, these feelings and emotions are not a permanent member. He assumes them to be a guest who arrives sometimes in life. The bad moments in life has been personified with autumn. He adds that the season of sorrow brings not just negativity, it brings a hope of a positive to hidden behind it.