Love and a Question

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"Love and a Question" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of love, duty, and moral conflict when a stranger seeks shelter from a newly married couple.

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Love and a Question canonical 2

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instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Robert Frost ⓘ
authorGender male ⓘ
authorNationality American ⓘ
centralQuestion whether the groom should prioritize marital love or charitable duty to the stranger ⓘ
collectionPublicationLanguage English ⓘ
collectionPublicationPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
conflictType internal conflict ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublication A Boy’s Will ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1913 ⓘ
form lyric-narrative ⓘ
genre narrative poetry ⓘ
includedInCollection A Boy’s Will ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryDevice contrast ⓘ
imagery ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ
literaryMovement modernist-era American poetry ⓘ
mainCharacter a bride ⓘ
a bridegroom ⓘ
a stranger ⓘ
meter primarily iambic ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
publisherOfFirstCollection David Nutt ⓘ
rhymeScheme irregular ⓘ
setting a rural house ⓘ
subjectMatter a newly married couple confronted by a stranger seeking shelter ⓘ
theme duty ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
love ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
stranger ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted unspecified past ⓘ
tone meditative ⓘ
uneasy ⓘ

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North of Boston → containsPoem → Love and a Question ⓘ
A Boy’s Will → hasPoem → Love and a Question ⓘ