central idea of the poem going for the water by robert frost
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Overjoyed, the children run on ahead as if to meet the moon that rises slowly behind the trees. The trees in autumn are bare and bereft of the songs of the birds and there is not even a breeze to make the leafless branches sway.
Once they enter the wood, the children halt believing that the moon will not be able to see them at least for some time. When the moon finds them, they run, laughing happily to a new hiding place. The reference to gnomes adds to the magical quality to this evening. Even the daily work is turned into an enjoyable experience. When the children hear the brook, they pause and hold each other’s hands as if to caution the other as to not to make a sound. In the silence and stillness of the evening, they could hear the sound of the brook, the tinkling sound of running water. The poet paints a beautiful picture of the pearl-like water drops that glimmer on the pool in the bright moonlight which in turn makes the slender brook look like a silver blade.