Out, Out—
"Out, Out—" is a 1916 single stanza poem authored by American poet Robert Frost, relating the accidental death of a young man, with references to Shakespeare's '' Macbeth''. Background The poem was written in memory of 16-year-old Raymond Tracy Fitzgerald, whom Frost had befriended while living in Franconia, New Hampshire. Fitzgerald had died on March 24, 1910, after an accident similar to the accident related in "Out, Out—". The poem was first published in the July 1916 issue of ''McClure's'' before being included in the collection '' Mountain Interval''. Analysis "Out Out—" tells the story of a young boy who dies after his hand is severed by a " buzz-saw". The poem focuses on people's reactions to death, as well as the death itself, one of the main ideas being that life goes on. The boy lost his hand to a buzzsaw and bled so much that he went into shock, dying in spite of his doctor's efforts. Frost uses personification to great effect throughout the poem. The buzz saw, ...
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McClures 1916-07
McClure may refer to: * McClure (surname) * '' McClure's Magazine'', a popular United States illustrated monthly magazine at the turn of the 20th century * McClure (crater), an impact crater on the Moon In geography: * McClure, Illinois, USA * McClure, Ohio, USA * McClure, Pennsylvania, USA * McClure, Virginia, USA * McClure Township, Holt County, Nebraska, USA * Maclure Glacier, a glacier in Yosemite National Park * McClure Pass, a mountain pass in Colorado, USA * M'Clure Strait, a strait on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories * Mount Maclure, a mountain in Yosemite National Park * Lake McClure, a reservoir in central California, USA See also * Morgan-McClure Motorsports, a NASCAR team *McLure McLure is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Carmel McLure, Australian jurist and barrister * Chester McLure (1875–1955), Canadian politician *James McLure (1951–2011), American playwright *James McLure (footballer) (born 197 ...