Evening

Are Sunday’s in the winter special to you? Well, in the poem “Those Winter Sundays”, written by Robert Hayden, he writes about a special memory he has of his father when he was a kid on a wintery Sunday. The memory starts out regarding how his father would wake up early on winter mornings, on all days of the week. His father would get the house ready for the day before everyone else woke up. Years later when Robert is all grown up, he feels guilty for never thanking his father for all that he…

The poem “Range-Finding” was written in 1916 by Robert Frost. This poem talks about a battle which by the date one can assume he is talking about World War 1. This poem is about a bullet being shot which hits a person in the chest but focuses on the story behind it and all the many creatures that are affected by the war that is taking place around them. The theme of this poem is war effects all people and creature regardless of if they are directly involved with the war. Robert Frost shows the…

“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost is a poem about a life full of loneliness and isolation. The poem follows the narrator as he goes through life feeling companionless and sees the world as a pessimistic place. Frost uses many different devices to show the meaning of this poem, such as tone, form, and cycling. Through these devices, he shows the constant depression and sorrow that the narrator feels. Frost uses tone throughout the poem to explain the way the narrator feels. He first…

Winter Beauty Tips for Travelers Winter is harsh on everything, especially your skin. If you are a traveler visiting a country in winter, you need to take extra care of your skin. Even though it is hard to be fashionable in winter considering the cold, here are some beauty tips to make you look your best as a winter traveler. Wear your sunscreen You might think this is unnecessary since the temperatures are low, but you are wrong. Irrespective of the season, if the sun is up, so are its rays,…

Robert Frost strongly emphasises nature’s power and strength in its original state compared to mankind’s weakness in his 3 main poems: “Acquainted with the Night”, “Birches”, and “Desert Places”. This contrast between nature and humanity is mostly highlighted in “Desert Places”, when the narrator describes a scenic view by saying “And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, but a few weeds and stubble showing last”. Frost demonstrates the existence of mankind in nature, through the presence…

Robert Lee Frost is a well-known American poet who has won a congressional medal of honor and over 40 honorary degrees, all without ever finishing college. Robert’s career kicked off when he decided to live in England for a while. His love for England inspired Robert to publish, “A Boy’s Will” and “North Boston”. By the time Robert came back to America, he was considered, “1920’s most celebrated poet in America” and to this day, his poems are still being taught in high schools and colleges…

“Mending Wall” was first published in 1914 in the second collection of Robert Frost. The poem brings out the comparison of two different kinds of people with different personalities which in this poem are neighbors. The two neighbors have different perspectives regarding the fence but they annually meet and repair the wall once it's destroyed by nature every spring. The speaker believes that the wall is not important but he's the one who initiates the repair of the fence. The neighbor keeps on…

The leaves are falling while the wind rustles through them. The sounds of cars passing by and people rushing into buildings due to the cold-chilled air. In the poem To Autumn by John Keats, John Keats uses imagery to describe how the season autumn represents the early stages of life. Then towards the end, John Keats also uses imagery to represent the ending or death. Although John Keats uses imagery to describe autumn, John Keats uses the imagery elements to show the progression of autumn and…

Identity is like a bird’s choice of migrating to the south for the cold weather. It is someone’s opinions, claims, or choice on one’s personality, family, and culture. The bird or other animal flying to the south for the chillier weather made the choice to decided if it would stay near the cold and risk getting injured or hurt, or if the bird would fly to the south to the warmer, safer weather. This is an example of how one’s identity is created: through your environment, background, and status.…

The natural landscape and the setting of the story serve as a metaphor for Ann’s sense of isolation. The location of John and Ann’s house is in an isolated setting, therefore miles away from any possible sign of life. The “snow” around the house, like an “impassable trap” encloses their house, confining them physically. The barren, unlively, “snowswept farmyard” further surrounds them every winter, leaving Ann and John to be each other’s only sense of human connection. Not only does the natural…