A Question by Robert Frost (What does this poem mean and what is the question asked) →

A Question, by Robert Frost

A voice said, Look me in the stars
And tell me truly, men of earth,
If all the soul-and-body scars
Were not too much to pay for birth

Thoughts about the poem, A Question”

Is this a reflection on our past life or is it a question asking us if we properly value our life? The poem prompts us to analyze our lives and the value and worth. Was being born a blessing and a privilege or was it a curse?

The voice of the poem address the “men of the earth” bringing the question to your attention of your value and confirms that the questions you will find in your pondering will have answers. but also suggests that acceptance of the choices you made is also an answer.

"A Question" is a poem by Robert Frost, first published in 1942”