Robert Frost "home burial" a poem that shows how a death of a child splits two lovers

The main theme within "home burial" is the contrasting emotions between man and wife. The death of their child allows us to see how Amy and her husband differ emotionally, physically, and mentally. Other than the obvious tragedy of the loss of their child, they also experience the tragedy of the loss of love and free will. The child's death causes sorrow and unspeakable pain to Amy. While, her husband is hurt as well, he bottles up his emotions. Containing his emotions caused the husband to feel the need to move on from the anguish they recently had to face. This conflict of emotions caus…