In the poem, the speaker and his neighbor meet each year to repair a wall. Describe a time when you had to set or respect a boundary with a friend, family member, or classmate. How did it help or hurt your connection with that person?

There was a time when I had to set a boundary and stop being friends with a girl because of the way she treated me and my other friends. She often talked behind people’s backs, caused drama, and made others feel bad about themselves. I realized that staying friends with her was affecting my own happiness and peace, so I decided to distance myself and end the friendship. At first, it was hard because we had known each other for a while, but setting that boundary helped me feel more confident and surrounded by people who actually cared about me.

Today in class we had to work on a Common Lit, and we read another Robert Frost poem.

Working on this Common Lit along with reading the poem helped me to better understand it, as the questions made me better gather my thoughts and pay attention to what I read.