...Sheri Belgard Professor Cavell English 1002, Section 08 04 November 2015 The Importance of Choices in the Poems of Robert Frost Robert Frost’s poems depict humans as travelers on the journey of life and are often centered on the setting of nature. While his poems may seem straightforward because of the simplistic natural setting, they often contain a much deeper and profound message, which resonates with the reader. Throughout our journey we must make choices, from the mundane, to the utterly life altering. There are three poems, "The Road Not Taken," "The Wood-Pile," and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," that convey his idea that our choices shape our futures and the people we become. "The Road Not Taken", explores the acts and consequences of choices. The speaker finds himself between “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/ And sorry I could not travel both” (Frost 1-2). The yellowness of the wood establishes an autumnal setting which is in sync with the speaker’s contemplative tone as he is deciding which road to take. The speaker looked down as far as he could, “To where it bent in the undergrowth” (Frost 4-5), but could not see beyond it. The “undergrowth” is a metaphor for the mysteries in life which remain unknown. The “two roads diverged” symbolizes the tough choices people come across while traveling the road of life. The regret of the speaker’s decision is expressed with a “sigh” as he reflects on the unsatisfactorily state of his current life, and realizes...
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...Running head: A LITERARY EXPLICATION ON THE POEM "A GIRL'S A Literary Explication on the Poem "A Girl's Garden" by Robert Frost Galen College of Nursing A Literary Explication on the Poem "A Girl's Garden" by Robert Frost Even people who are not a connoisseur of poetry are familiar with Robert Frost and his works. Even though he was a very complex man who kept to himself he excelled in poetry. He found success in poetry that few poets are able to achieve. He lived from 1874-1963. Living most of his life in the New England area, his poems reflects the New England life style and ways of thinking. The poem “A Girl’s Garden” was written in 1916 by Frost. (Meyer, 2008, pg. 1118-1136). The narrator in this poem is unknown. It is told in first person reflecting on a neighbor that tells the same story to all the new people that she meets. A sweet poem with many thoughts and values hid away in the stanza makes the reader reflect on their childhood and experiences of achieving independence. Although the little girl in the poem thought she was starting on an adventure that was fun and exciting, her father was truly teaching her a lesson of independence and hard work. As child, many children venture into doing large projects without thinking about all the hard work that is put into the end product. This is much like the young girl in the poem that decides that she wants to grow her own garden. Without batting an eye her father finds her a small piece of land to place...
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...Robert Frost is considered one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century. Many authors from different backgrounds influenced him. His works are simple enough for the general public to understand, but are complex enough to ponder over for hours at a time. From his first published poem to his last, Robert Frost has touched the hearts of people from all over the world. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. He was the son of William Prescott Frost and Isabelle Moodie. Frost was named after Confederate general Robert E. Lee because of his father’s strong democratic political views. His father died later on in 1885 from tuberculosis. Before his death however, he requested that he be buried in Lawrence,...
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...Graham Jarvis Research Paper English 1020 Tri-C Mr. Adam Brodsky 12/17/2007 Robert Frost’s influences that made him the honored American poet of the 20th century Robert Frost’s influences that made him the honored American poet of the 20th century Robert Frost was the most widely admired and highly honored American poet of the 20th century. His occurrences throughout his life inspired his poetry, most of which were inspired by his own life story. For that reason many of Frost’s poems have the same or similar topics to what Frost was dealing with in his life. Robert Frost’s main influences for his poetry came from his experiences in life. He used his relationships, nature, and the religion that surrounded him to create the poems that have made him the recognized poet that he is today. Robert Frost had many important relationships throughout his life that affected many of his choices as well as his poetry. In several of his relationships he suffered devastating losses including the death of his father, his mother, his sister, two of his children, and his wife. The loss of each of these important relationships influenced his career and affected poetry in a different way. Robert Frost’s relationship with his father, William Frost Jr., impacted Frost’s life which in result affected his poetry. Frost’s father was a journalist and a teacher that moved his family out to San Francisco...
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...Poetic Devices and Practical Criticism on Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” Poetic devices are the most important part of poetry writing. A good poet will always use poetic devices to make the reader involved in the lyrics of his/her poem. And when a poet does this, the reader starts feeling and thinking in the same manner as the poet thinks and feels. This is what Robert Frost does to a reader when he writes a poem. One of his all time favorite poem is Fire and Ice. Frost portrays a huge connotation to his readers through this poem (Kuiper 23). By means of poetic devices, he divulges what will eventually bring this world to an end. Frost provides the readers with two paths i.e. fire and ice which will eventually end to this world. Fire and Ice is a poem that itself does not need a lot of explanation regarding the meanings of phrases or words, owing to Frost’s focus on making the poem clear and comprehensible by all. In spite of the cleanness of the use of language, the poem brings with it very profound thematic thoughts. Basically, Frost is giving comments upon two of the shadowy characteristics of human beings: the capability to be consumed by envy and lust and the capability to hate (Mishra 103). From these two, he points the greater of two harms i.e. to desire. In putting desire to the leading position with respect to the world destruction, Frost is giving a strong statement in relation to jealousy and greed, saying that more than anything else, even hatred,...
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...Robert Frost, first four- time Pulitzer Prize winner, was the best colloquial tone writer. This type of writing made his poems simple, clear and ideal. Robert conquered many hardships and persevered throughout his whole life. He took a hard road and found success. Frost is a poet no one will ever forget and his poems will forever carry on. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874. He lived in San Francisco with his father, mother, and sister for eleven years until his father's death. He then moved to the east Massachusetts with his mother and sister to be with his grandparents. Frost continued his life there going to Lawrence High School where he wrote his first poem, and met his wife. There Frost graduated as valedictorian and class poet...
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...Robert Frost: Poetical Analyzed Robert Lee Frost was a poet who wrote most of his poetry based on his past. After college, Frost experienced many tragic events throughout his life. He lived a depressing and miserable life. Unfortunately, Frost had to experience the death of four of his children and his wife, although he still had two children alive with him. Frost had so much loneliness in his life that it ultimately led to his death (Sullivan). With all these dreadful experiences in his life, his poetry was affected tremendously based on what he endured throughout is life. Frost has a very particular style and form, which is what makes him one of the most beloved poets to ever live. Frost’s themes were also affected from his life occurrences, subsequently he wrote about themes like: death, loneliness and isolation. He also chose to write about the theme of nature in his poetry, some poems having to do with death and sorrow, but he chose to write some of his poetry based on nature (Hollander). Robert Frost wrote his poems based on his life experiences he had in his past. Robert Frost had a specific style that can be found in most of his poems, he includes in his poems, some type of end rhyme. For example in the poem “Now Close the Windows”, he includes end rhyme in the entire poem. Now close the windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss; No bird is singing now, and if there is, Be it my loss. It will be long ere the marshes resume...
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...Robert Coleman Mr. Pearce Honors 9 English 2 February 2012 An analysis of Robert Frost's Poetry Robert Frost was a master at creating serious poems. Robert Frost created these somber poems through the use of two elements: imagery and tone. Frost uses imagery and tone by implementing dark words to create sad and foreboding scenes in the readers mind. An analysis of Robert Frost's poems reveals that he creates a somber mood through his use of imagery and tone. Robert Frost uses imagery to create a somber mood in his poems. When Frost creates a poem, he typically uses words that have dark meanings to describe the scenes of his poem. A good example would come from his poem “Ghost House”: I dwell with a strangely aching heart In that vanished abode there far apart On that disused and forgotten road That has no dust-bath now for the toad. Night comes; the black bats tumble and dart. ("Poem Hunter") Here, Frost uses words like “disused”, “forgotten”, and “aching heart” to create imagery of a sad and depressing scene. The word disused and forgotten is applied to the road, making it appear ragged, old, and in disrepair. The speaker describes himself as having an aching heart where he is dwelling, telling the reader that he is strangely sad, but not exactly knowing why. Whereas the first example shows how Robert Frost uses imagery of sight to create a desired effect, he also uses auditory imagery. In the poem “Acquainted with the Night”, it is best shown...
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...the life of Robert Frost 03 Aug 2012 Robert frost is one of the most well-known and enticing poets of the 20th century. His poems were full of metaphors, similes, symbolism, and onomatopoeias. He was a very descriptive and egocentric writer whose work is usually known for being rooted in realism with some dark undertones. What makes Robert frost’s works seem so dark? In this paper I will analyze his poetry, which may provides the answer to what made Robert frost one of the greatest, yet darkest poets in the 20th century. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, nine years after the end of the civil war. After the death of his father in 1885, the family moved to New England, where Robert would grow up spend the rest of his life. He was not a good student, but he took easily to writing. In high school, he graduated as Co-valedictorian with his future wife, Elinor Miriam White. After high school, Frost attended Dartmouth college and held many different odd jobs before he becoming a teacher. Most of Robert frost’s poetry was based in his native New England. He was a realist, which meant that most or all of his poems dealt within the real world. He was more of a traditional writer, although most of his poems are free verse. His poems focused on how or what man was thinking. Much of his poetry included features of the New England landscape. This type of writing was carefully tied together to create not only the surface of the poem, but to also...
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...Robert Frost: Poetical Analyzed Robert Lee Frost was a poet who wrote most of his poetry based on his past. After college, Frost experienced many tragic events throughout his life. He lived a depressing and miserable life. Unfortunately, Frost had to experience the death of four of his children and his wife, although he still had two children alive with him. Frost had so much loneliness in his life that it ultimately led to his death (Sullivan). With all these dreadful experiences in his life, his poetry was affected tremendously based on what he endured throughout is life. Frost has a very particular style and form, which is what makes him one of the most beloved poets to ever live. Frost’s themes were also affected from his life occurrences, subsequently he wrote about themes like: death, loneliness and isolation. He also chose to write about the theme of nature in his poetry, some poems having to do with death and sorrow, but he chose to write some of his poetry based on nature (Hollander). Robert Frost wrote his poems based on his life experiences he had in his past. Robert Frost had a specific style that can be found in most of his poems, he includes in his poems, some type of end rhyme. For example in the poem “Now Close the Windows”, he includes end rhyme in the entire poem. Now close the windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss; No bird is singing now, and if there is, Be it my loss. It will be long ere the marshes resume...
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...Poetry Analysis Essay for “Road Not Taken” By: Robert Frost Course # and Title: ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Semester of Enrollment: Spring 2012 Name: Timothy Bayless ID #: L22915807 Writing Style Used: MLA Timothy Bayless L22915807 ENGL-102 C04 Poetry Analysis Essay Outline I. Introduction A. Facts: Robert Frost thought a poem should start with delight but end in wisdom and has also won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times. B. Title and Author: “The Road Not Taken” By: Robert Frost C. Thesis: The poem displays the difficult decisions people make in order to progress in life and how one choice can alter the future for better or worse. II. Body A. Meaning and Message i. Surface Meaning: A person comes to a “y” in the road and has to decide which way to go. ii. Deeper Meaning: Internal debates are overwhelming when deciding what the right decision to make is. iii. Theme: The choices made in life can alter the future for better or worse. B. Tone i. The person speaking in the poem seems to have a certain level of maturity and it shows in the debate about which road to take. ii. The tone of the speaker is solemn in nature. iii. The reason the tone seems solemn is because the speaker is left with...
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...11A Period 2 27 February 2013 Robert Frost In the last sentence of one of Robert Frost’s most recognized poems, “The Road Not Taken”, he states, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”. Considering he was widely viewed as an untraditional poet, this line explains his writing style precisely. He took a different path and strayed from the conventional style that many poets were so accustomed to. His work is unique and transverses between the work of nineteenth century poetry and a more modern type of poetry (“Robert Frost”). He writes of nature and its relationship with man, which is a result of the life he lived in the rural lands of New England. The landscape of New England and the dialect of its inhabitants became an inspiration to most of Frost’s popular work. Frost’s poetry really took off after the death of his father. In 1884, he and what was left of his family moved to Massachusetts, which became the birth place of his poetry (“Robert Frost”). In 1982, he graduated with the title of class poet, and two years later his first poem “My Butterfly” was published (“Robert Frost”). The poem ended with the death of a butterfly which can be assumed to be a reference to the death of Frost’s father. After the success of this poem, though, Frost’s work was constantly being rejected by American magazines which made him come to the decision to move his family to England (“Robert Frost”). His father wouldn’t be joining...
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...Realities Poetry has been around for many centuries and the world has witnessed many fine artistic poem writers. Throughout this paper, the life of Robert Frost will be explained along with some of his outstanding poetry. We will discuss who he was, how Frost started in writing his poetry, and how some of his poems relate to what is happening in today's world. Robert Frost was named after the Southern General, Robert E. Lee. He was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. Because his parents were a teacher and a journalist, he was always around books. He studied literature from William Shakespeare and poems from Robert Burns and William Wordsworth. Robert excelled in many topics in school such as history, botany, Latin, and Greek. Frost also played football and graduated top of his high school class. Robert Frost started writing poems at an early age. His first poem, “La Noche Triste” was published in his high school newspaper. Frost later enrolled in an Ivy League college in Hanover, New Hampshire. Robert Frost was not fond of the campus life so he quit college and started teaching while he was writing poetry. Frost got his first break as a poet in 1894 when the New York Magazine, “Independent” published his poem, “My Butterfly” for only 15 dollars. Robert Frost later in 1895 married his lifelong sweetheart Elinor Miriam White and had six children together. Robert Frost later entered Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and even though he left because of...
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...The great poet, Robert Frost, was born March 26,1874 in San Francisco, California (Robert Frost Biography). At a young age Frost was presented with the traumatic news of his father’s, William Prescott, death due to the cause of tuberculosis (Robert Frost Biography). This incident was just the first of many that might have caused his use of individualism and symbolism throughout his poems. After his father’s tragic death he moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts with his mother and sister (Robert Frost Biography). Frost attended Lawrence High School where he graduated as valedictorian. He also met his future wife, Elinor White, as this educational establishment. Elinor was his co-valedictorian when they graduated in 1892 (Robert Frost Biography)....
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...use of Imagery, sooth words, and a unique rhythm are ways that authors of poems try to attract readers but in Robert Frost’s “The road not taken” he compels the reader by using aspects in his life to appeal to readers and maybe even without realizing it himself. II. Background on the author a. Family b. Travel c. Education d. Work III. Setting of poem e. Relation to authors background f. Culture g. Environment IV. Symbolism h. Definitions i. Decisions j. Outcome of decision V. Conclusion k. Restate thesis The Decision The use of Imagery, sooth words, and a unique rhythm are ways that authors of poems try to attract readers but in Robert Frost’s “The road not taken” he compels the reader by using aspects in his life to appeal to readers and maybe even without realizing it himself. This aspect in his poems can be difficult for people to analyze what he was trying to portray in his poems, so if we decide to go there we must analyze every aspect of Mr. Frost to get a clearer image of what he truly is saying. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco California to a previous cotton plant family from New England. Frost graduated high school as valedictorian in 1892 and started collage at Dartmouth but ended abruptly as he asked a lovely Elinor White a fellow classmate to marry him. From there Frost sought employment but never was able to secure a job for long, working at...
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