Question

He is all pine and I am apple orchard.

My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, "Good fences make good neighbours."

Based on the excerpt, what does the speaker most likely think about the wall?

The wall protects his orchard.
The wall is in the wrong place.
The wall is too difficult to repair.
The wall is unnecessary.

(Not B)

Answer 1

The best answer is:
The wall is unnecessary.
The narrator tries to persuade his neighbor that there is no need for the fence because the apple trees will never get across and eat the cones under his pines.
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Answer 2

The correct answer is D. The wall is unnecessary.
The narrator is trying to convince his neighbor that there is no need for him to build a wall between them. They can happily coexist together and be neighbors and perhaps friends, and share the fruits of their labor. However, the neighbor is adamant about building a wall to separate himself from the world.