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The poem, 'A Considerable Speck', expresses Frost's ________________.
Topic: Frost's attitude to the mite
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(b) respect for intelligent life.
Explanation
Frost watches the mite run, hesitate and cower, and concludes it is displaying mind, not mere instinct. He spares it — "I have a mind myself and recognise / Mind when I meet with it". That is respect, a measured intellectual regard, rather than love (too warm) or indifference (he does not ignore it) or anger. The poem’s wider target is a world where any display of intelligence has become rare.
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respect for intelligent life.
Example
Respect for intelligent life.
More from A Considerable Speck
Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statement 1 and Statement 2 based on the poem, ‘A Considerable Speck’.
Statement 1: The mite on the paper ran, crept, faltered, hesitated and cowered.
Statement 2: The poet-narrator realised that it was an intelligent living creature.2026What did the narrator first imagine the ‘speck’ to be?
What does his use of the words ‘speck’ and ‘mite’ tell us about it?2025What was the narrator doing when he spotted the speck?
Which two words from the poem helped you come to this conclusion?2025What made him realise that he was dealing with ‘an intelligence’?2025Why did the narrator conclude that the mite had feet?2025Describe the narrator’s initial response to the speck.
What did he eventually decide to do about it?
Why does he make this decision?
What does this decision reveal of his character?2025