The plot in most high school English classes is the analysis or overanalysis of poetry. Often this line of thinking turns into a one-sided discussion between teacher and students. Pupils object to readers creating meaning where none exists; the teacher insists that the poem deserves thorough examination. Of course, some poets write simple poems just for fun (e.g. Jack Prelutsky). However, some poets manage to compose a thick meaning in a concise poem, and these poems justify the analysis of their deep meaning. Robert Frost is a poet capable of creating these masterpieces of poetry, such as taking a subject as grand as the Apocalypse and commenting on it in terms of fire and ice ("Fire and Ice"). Frost achieves this feat again in his poem “Mending Wall,” which literally tells the story of two men who, after each winter, repair the stone wall that separates their fields. In this poem, Frost implements a specific physical structure along with poetic devices including dialogue and metaphors to derive a deeper social commentary from a common event: building a wall. The physical construction of the poem "Mending Wall" reflects the literal wall and the metaphorical barrier erected between the two men. Instead of dividing his poem into stanzas, Frost “presents an uninterrupted sequence of lines” (Andrews 1). First, the poem is left justified in its entirety and free of stanza breaks. These two characteristics cause the poem to appear on the page as a jagged, serrated wall. The effect can be truly revealed by tilting the poem sideways, placing the flat (left-justified) side at the bottom and the jagged edge at the top. The poem physically appears as a stone wall... in the center of the paper... a common boundary. Through double meanings and an effective story and title, Frost is able to entertain with strong poetry while conveying his subliminal commentary. To summarize, Frost's “Mending Wall” is a highly respectable work not only for its poetic ingredients but also for its multiplicity. multifaceted secondary meanings. Beneath the first layer of context lies a profound social commentary that emerges through engaged analysis. Whether in support or dissent of the over-examination of poetry, Robert Frost's “Mending Wall” has the poetic devices of traditional works and the deeper social commentary we have come to expect from Robert Frost. The meeting between rational thought and primitive instinct occurs regularly in society. Human beings share this duality within themselves and this poem describes the struggle between the two points of view, the two sides of the wall.