The Importance of a Mountain The writer E.E. Cummings once stated, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” In “The Birthplace” by Robert Frost, the speaker uses many literary tools to describe his childhood. Maturity is a key contributor for an individual to reach their full potential whereas repression is detrimental to this cause.
Figurative language is used to convey the importance of growth and repression. For instance, the speaker uses personification when he describes the mountain “with always something in her smile,” (10). The mountain is given caring features and a female gender to emphasize that it represents a mother. This concept is further enforced because the mountain is the children’s birthplace and there
Figurative language is used to convey the importance of growth and repression. For instance, the speaker uses personification when he describes the mountain “with always something in her smile,” (10). The mountain is given caring features and a female gender to emphasize that it represents a mother. This concept is further enforced because the mountain is the children’s birthplace and there