Consider both the comedic and tragic aspects (and the potential relation between the two) in Frost’s poem “Mending Wall.”
This poem by Robert Frost is highlighting two neighbors and the decision to build a wall. The narrator’s neighbor believes the wall should be constructed and claims, “good fences make good neighbors.” This poem is written with the perspective of the narrator, and it seems that the two neighbors disagree and don’t get along. This perspective adds to the comedic undertone of the poem. The narrator considers the decision to build a wall preposterous as it seems to bother him much. This is done in a way where Frost doesn’t look to ultimately side with the narrator and makes him unreliable. This ironic narration is comedic and somewhat dark as the poem shifts from disagreement to mental compromise.
Just to add on, the piece is also comedic in that the characters are practically fighting against nature. Nature’s wearing down of the fence depicts how people should be more sociable and interact with one another. In this case, one neighbor enjoys the companionship of the other whereas one neighbor prefers to be in their own private space.