Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco, California on March 26, 1874. His father, William, named him after the Confederate General Robert E. Lee. William Prescott Jr. has always been a native of rural New England. In 1875 he became the head editor of the San Francisco Daily Evening …show more content…
She has a full Scottish heritage, her family had immigrated to the United States from Edinburgh, Scotland. Isabelle was well educated in Columbus, Ohio, which afterward she matured into a teaching career. William and Isabelle met while they were both teaching in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Two years after Frost was born, the family was welcoming his new sister Jeanie into the world.
Frost entered the second grade, only to shortly drop out and continue his education at home. When he was alone in their large house that boomed every time the furnace turned on he would often talk about hearing voices. Isabelle would always tell him that he shares her aptitude of “second hearing” and “second sight.” William continues to drink as his health dwindles and his time is nearing due to exposure of tuberculosis.
After Frost turned nine, William dies of tuberculosis on May 5, 1885. Isabelle then after moved the family to the culturally diverse city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence has always had a reputation as the “Immigrant City” for seeming to swell more and more every year with people migrating to the …show more content…
Frost was away in New England and could not make it back for her cremation. She was one of the most important inspirations and motivation to persevere with his writing. His health begins to deteriorate from cancer as he he suffers from depression after losing Elinor.
Frost served as the United States Poet Laureate from 1958-1959. A United States Poet Laureate is the nation’s official poet. This position attempts to raise the national awareness to try to persuade people to recognize the reading and writing of poetry.
Many of Frost’s poems lack rhyme. Five of his most famous pieces are pastorals, poems that deal with rural settings. The scene of nature was a blissful feeling to him and spent 10 years appreciating it in New Hampshire. A Boy’s Will and North of Boston are good examples of his extended usage of blank verse. Although his poems are simplistic they often contain deeper meanings. These deeper meanings make readers curious to know more and more. He has a complex mind, so complex that most people did not see eye to eye with him. This often dazed those who thought they knew him