“The woods are lovely, dark and deep/But I have promises to keep/And miles to go before I sleep/And miles to go before I sleep”—the familiar refrain from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is a well-defined elucidation of the life of cherished American poet Robert Frost. During the course of his life, Frost endured the deaths of his children and wife, as well as his own individual melancholies; nevertheless, Frost’s lyrical mind succeeded in expressing his anguish through his works as he resolutely travelled the “miles to go before I sleep.” Indisputably, Robert Frost’s works were influenced by his turbulent upbringing, his family tragedies, and his life in New England.
Robert Frost’s turbulent upbringing deeply affected his works. Frost was born Robert Lee Frost on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California, to parents William Prescott Frost, Jr., and Isabelle “Belle” Moodie Frost (Parini, 4). Frost’s …show more content…
Frost eventually moved into a farm at Sugar Hill in the mountains of Franconia, a vista illustrated in one of Frost’s more famous poems, “Out, Out—” (Parini, 163).
Later, in 1920, Frost relocated into a farm in South Shaftsbury, Vermont, in which Frost produced some of his greater poems: “A Star in a Stoneboat,” “The Star-Splitter”, “Maple,” and “Fire and Ice,” among others (Parini, 194-198). Also written in Vermont were two of Frost’s most renowned poems, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “New Hampshire” (Parini, 208-209).
His turbulent upbringing, family tragedies, and life in New England unequivocally molded Robert Frost’s works. Robert Frost died of a pulmonary embolism on January 28, 1963 (Parini, 440). For Frost, a legacy as one of the most distinguished literary figures American literature has ever had the privilege of experiencing remains, and will remain for
Robert Frost’s turbulent upbringing deeply affected his works. Frost was born Robert Lee Frost on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California, to parents William Prescott Frost, Jr., and Isabelle “Belle” Moodie Frost (Parini, 4). Frost’s …show more content…
Frost eventually moved into a farm at Sugar Hill in the mountains of Franconia, a vista illustrated in one of Frost’s more famous poems, “Out, Out—” (Parini, 163).
Later, in 1920, Frost relocated into a farm in South Shaftsbury, Vermont, in which Frost produced some of his greater poems: “A Star in a Stoneboat,” “The Star-Splitter”, “Maple,” and “Fire and Ice,” among others (Parini, 194-198). Also written in Vermont were two of Frost’s most renowned poems, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “New Hampshire” (Parini, 208-209).
His turbulent upbringing, family tragedies, and life in New England unequivocally molded Robert Frost’s works. Robert Frost died of a pulmonary embolism on January 28, 1963 (Parini, 440). For Frost, a legacy as one of the most distinguished literary figures American literature has ever had the privilege of experiencing remains, and will remain for