Question

Which animals is the speaker reminded of while gathering leaves?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The rhyme scheme includes spoons/balloons but note also the repeated rhyming leaves which reflects the repeated action of the speaker as he gathers the leaves. Are light / as balloons. So the first line consists of two feet, trochee + iamb, four syllables

Answer 2

Explanation:

Robert Frost describes the process of gathering leaves as a part of the harvest which gives him no gratification. The poem takes us through the time consuming process of gathering leaves. At the end of the poem, the speaker is left with nothing but a shed full of dull, weightless leaves.