The story of the uncle’s madness is central to a servant to servants which lines tells the most haunting part of the story

"He was before my time — I never saw him; But the pen stayed exactly as it was There in the upper chamber of the ell," is the line that tells the most haunting part of the story

Explanation:

"A Servant to Servants" by Robert Frost is a story of a woman who feels trapped in a world of an overworked farm wife, who doesn't have the chance to experience life, she also suffers from a mental disease. The uncle's madness is central con it shows that mental disease within this family and shows the terrible acts they made.

"He was before my time — I never saw him;  

But the pen stayed exactly as it was

There in the upper chamber of the ell,"

Explanation:

In this part of the story we are introduced to a dark moment, where the boy's parents signs an authorization to send him away. This is because this family has a history of mental illness and the boy's parents do not want to be bothered with this responsibility of taking care of someone with this type of problem. The pen they used to sign that warrant has never been touched since that day, and that brings a somber and haunting tone to the passage.

"He was before my time — I never saw him;  

But the pen stayed exactly as it was

There in the upper chamber of the ell,"

Explanation:

This is the part when the parents decide to send the boy to a place where they wouldn't be bothered anymore. They were tired of the whole situation. Maybe they tried their best, but they couldn't take it. This part is haunting because her sister is the one talking to the stranger and her family has a history of mental illness. Also, her parents seem to not ever want to talk about her brother, since they never touched the pen that most likely was used to sign what sent him away.

there is not such an "uncle" in the poem "a servant to servants". the narrator refers to many characters -particularly her brother and her husband- both suffering from mental illness. the woman is also suffering because she does something to but she is not happy with the situation.

the poem has a dramatic monologue about the woman life's circumstances and her traumatic events form the past.

"a servant to servants" is a poem written by robert frost, and is part of a collection of poems "north of boston", of 1915.