Not to Keep

by Robert Frost 1917

She dared no more than ask him with her eyes

How was it with him for a second trial.

And with his eyes he asked her not to ask.

They had given him back to her, but not to keep.

One way the speaker and the soldier communicate is through…

drawings.

hand gestures.

audio recordings.

nonverbal signals.

1 answer

One way the speaker and the soldier communicate is through nonverbal signals. The interaction described in the poem relies on their eyes and unspoken cues rather than spoken words.

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