Robert Frost was born in California; however, critics would collectively agree that he identified with New England more than his California roots. He lived in California for eleven years until his father’s death. Frost was a farmer, which could explain his need to write poems that involved nature. He was a better writer than other occupations, so he moved to England in 1912 with his family and had great acclaim while there. When he returned, American critics also praised his work. Frost would lose one son to suicide and his daughter would be plagued by mental illness. Frost’s tendency to write about nature was related to New England, which many thought “was the heart of America” (Baym 230). Nature was a notable part of Frost’s poems; however,
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Frost also won four Pulitzer Prizes and became a teacher and lecturer at Amherst, Dartmouth, and Harvard. The latter two of the three he attended but never obtained degrees. He shared his poetry at these colleges and on many other occasions throughout his career. Frost’s poetry uses natural imagery to present a realistic view of human choice and permanence in his poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and “The Road Not …show more content…
Either way, his decision will create some impact in his life in the end. Fagan says in reference to the poem’s theme of choices, “It is about an individual’s choices and experiences.” It is about the individual’s perspective rather than the specific road taken. Also, the possibility of decisions can be equal, but an individual can make that choice valuable. Like Fagan says, “The road is valuable because the traveler took it; it has no value in and of itself.” The title, “The Road Not Taken” is vague in of itself. “The road” can be the once he took or the one he did not take; however, he does take value into the one he ends up taking. His decision is what “makes all the difference,” not the road. Frost is not a nature poet. The poem exhibits a natural landscape imagery, but is made realistic by the choice the speaker makes. A choice being ultimately made is most important (Fagan). The choice being made is a realistic point of view because decisions have to be made and they are most important in
Frost also won four Pulitzer Prizes and became a teacher and lecturer at Amherst, Dartmouth, and Harvard. The latter two of the three he attended but never obtained degrees. He shared his poetry at these colleges and on many other occasions throughout his career. Frost’s poetry uses natural imagery to present a realistic view of human choice and permanence in his poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and “The Road Not …show more content…
Either way, his decision will create some impact in his life in the end. Fagan says in reference to the poem’s theme of choices, “It is about an individual’s choices and experiences.” It is about the individual’s perspective rather than the specific road taken. Also, the possibility of decisions can be equal, but an individual can make that choice valuable. Like Fagan says, “The road is valuable because the traveler took it; it has no value in and of itself.” The title, “The Road Not Taken” is vague in of itself. “The road” can be the once he took or the one he did not take; however, he does take value into the one he ends up taking. His decision is what “makes all the difference,” not the road. Frost is not a nature poet. The poem exhibits a natural landscape imagery, but is made realistic by the choice the speaker makes. A choice being ultimately made is most important (Fagan). The choice being made is a realistic point of view because decisions have to be made and they are most important in