Read the following excerpt from the poem "mending wall" by robert frost:
i see him there
bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top
in each hand, like an old-stone savage armed.
he moves in darkness as it seems to me,
not of woods only and the shade of trees.
which best describes the effect of the poem's word choice on its meaning?

The words "an old-stone savage armed" conveys the speaker's view that building a wall is primitive.

Explanation:

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In this passage, the author wants to convey the idea that building a wall is a primitive idea. Frost believes that it is possible for neighbours to get along calmly, without the need for a wall. The desire to be separated in order to avoid conflict strikes him as uncivilized. He conveys this feeling through the use of the phrase "an old-stone savage armed."

i think the answer might compound