Poetry speaks to each individual person differently. What I interpret from a poem may be similar to what another interprets or it could be completely different; this is the miracle and magic of poetry. “Desert Places” by Robert Frost is a key example of this magical word play. Throughout the poem imagery and theme is used to pull emotions and thoughts from deep inside of the reader causing each reader to interpret the poem slightly differently based on their personal experiences. For me the main theme of this poem is loneliness, depression, and hope, which I intend to support with examples from the piece. The speaker in this poem uses imagery such as the snow and the darkness to elicit thoughts of loneliness and depression and hold to this
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I get the feeling that the speaker in this poem almost feels trapped by the emptiness of the snow and the darkness of the night that surrounds him when he says “I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares” (Frost, 1936, lines 7-8). These specific lines give me a heavy feeling emotionally, the feeling of being completely alone and forgotten by the surrounding world. It is a feeling that I am all too familiar with, and it provokes sadness in me. This, to me, represents the theme of depression almost …show more content…
I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places” (Frost, 1936, lines 13-16). To me this indicates that the reader is aware that a lot of the feelings he has regarding loneliness is caused by his own thoughts, his own distorted view on life; but at the same time he seems to feel powerless to completely defeat the cause. The desolate feelings that depression bring into the equation for someone can make it very difficult for them to recover, even when they know that they have a problem. The fact that Frost acknowledges that outside influences cannot scare him because he scares himself too much is a deeply important part of the theme of depression and loneliness in this
I get the feeling that the speaker in this poem almost feels trapped by the emptiness of the snow and the darkness of the night that surrounds him when he says “I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares” (Frost, 1936, lines 7-8). These specific lines give me a heavy feeling emotionally, the feeling of being completely alone and forgotten by the surrounding world. It is a feeling that I am all too familiar with, and it provokes sadness in me. This, to me, represents the theme of depression almost …show more content…
I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places” (Frost, 1936, lines 13-16). To me this indicates that the reader is aware that a lot of the feelings he has regarding loneliness is caused by his own thoughts, his own distorted view on life; but at the same time he seems to feel powerless to completely defeat the cause. The desolate feelings that depression bring into the equation for someone can make it very difficult for them to recover, even when they know that they have a problem. The fact that Frost acknowledges that outside influences cannot scare him because he scares himself too much is a deeply important part of the theme of depression and loneliness in this