Melancholy Loss. Death. Depression. Grief. Everyone experiences sad times throughout their life, and everyone handles them differently. Robert Frost, a man who lost many family members, dealt with a great deal of grief throughout his life, and coped by writing poetry. Robert Frost’s personal experiences and people around him influenced his poetry. Robert Frost, born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California, grew up in New England as a part of a farm family. Not in line with his father being a farmer, Frost decided to take a more educational path on life, earning valedictorian of his high school class. Despite being a high school perfectionist, Frost quickly realized college was not for him, and dropped out after a short period of time.
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Florida, his destination of choice, seemed to be warm enough to handle his lung disease, tuberculosis, and support him well (Robert Lee Frost). Being affected by this disease, he used poetry to express the boundaries of effects of nature and man, by using snow and cold weather in his poetry. The poems “Birches”, “Fire and Ice”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, and “Reluctance” are just a few poems of my choice that mention snow or cold weather. Despite having health issues, it was just the start of what seemed a long list of physical and emotional …show more content…
During his early years, he experienced the passing of both his father and grandfather, marking the beginning of many losses to come. Through the depressing times, he went through a stage of depression, contemplating suicide multiple times, until he found a wife and had a family (Robert Lee Frost). Living to see both of his son’s death and the passing of his wife, his poetry reflected his emotions. In the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” the main message in the poem is that although he is stopped in the woods, he will proceed with the journey. He has had to “stop in the woods” several times throughout his life, and he sends the message in his poem that through death and mourning, proceeding with your life is necessary for
Florida, his destination of choice, seemed to be warm enough to handle his lung disease, tuberculosis, and support him well (Robert Lee Frost). Being affected by this disease, he used poetry to express the boundaries of effects of nature and man, by using snow and cold weather in his poetry. The poems “Birches”, “Fire and Ice”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, and “Reluctance” are just a few poems of my choice that mention snow or cold weather. Despite having health issues, it was just the start of what seemed a long list of physical and emotional …show more content…
During his early years, he experienced the passing of both his father and grandfather, marking the beginning of many losses to come. Through the depressing times, he went through a stage of depression, contemplating suicide multiple times, until he found a wife and had a family (Robert Lee Frost). Living to see both of his son’s death and the passing of his wife, his poetry reflected his emotions. In the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” the main message in the poem is that although he is stopped in the woods, he will proceed with the journey. He has had to “stop in the woods” several times throughout his life, and he sends the message in his poem that through death and mourning, proceeding with your life is necessary for