This type of sonnet, "[I]s composed of two parts, octave and sestet" (Stageberg 133). This means that the first verse consists of eight lines and the second verse consists of six lines. The first eight lines of "Design" present a problem and explain a scene, and the last six are usually answers, but Frost leaves with none. According to Richard Grey, “Frost uses the rigidity of the sonnet form to present a formal philosophical problem.” The speaker witnesses a scene from nature and sees it as a philosophical problem. Frost uses the ABBAABBA rhyme scheme, which forms the octave and presents the problem. In the sestina of this poem one would normally expect there to be a resolution at the end. Strangely, Frost takes a different route. Instead of a resolution, it ends with a question and no answers. This could be caused by his personal beliefs. The speaker does not confirm that the design of the poem reflects the fact that there is no design in the world. The hyphen used in line 13 of “Design” leaves suspense and makes the reader think there will be an answer, but there isn't. Frost uses the form of a Petrarchan sonnet to imitate the theme