Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken v. The Armful Robert Lee Frost created poetry with mysterious yet clear, heartfelt lessons of choices and struggle, two of which are well shown in The Road Not Taken and The Armful. The two poems perfectly depict some of Frost 's own triumphs, despite the hardships endured, the inspirations channeled from Frost 's wife, Elinor White, and the scenery of the England 's countryside. The moods perceived throughout the works of literature brings mysterious feelings of failure…

“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…

The narrative poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has long been a well-received favorite. This story is based on the idea of things hidden from view. Two roads lie before the poet, but the poet is clueless as to where these roads will lead. In order to convey Frost’s message, “The Road Not Taken” relies heavily on the use of imagery, metaphorical language and metrical devices to bring to life this actual and figurative road. Through the use of these literary devices, the theme is set,…

Robert Frost has been called the translator of new England, but in a truer meaning, he is really the translator of nature and humanity as whole. His poetry shows that he is a close observer of both people and nature. He doesn’t skim a landscape, or take a quick look or two at life. Instead, he looks carefully at anything and everything; he looks into " the crater of the ant" (Oster, 1991, P.36). Because of his commitment to poetry in English Literature, Frost holds a unique position in writing.…

“The Road Not Taken” – Robert Frost Robert Frost was one of the greatest pastoral poet of America in the 20th century. Robert published his first work in England in 1910. Since 1920, Robert became the most popular poet with four 4 Pulitzer Prize: New Hampshire (1923), Collected Poems (1930), A Further Range (1936) and A Witness Tree (1942). In 1960, the U.S Congress had awarded Robert for his recognition in poetry for enriching the American literature as well as the World’s philosophy. Robert’s…

The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost uses a great deal of figurative language within it. Figurative language is anything from a simile to a metaphor and is greatly used within poems. One form of figurative speech is metaphors. The metaphor used in the poem is the divergent road, and the idea that the speaker must choose one of the two paths. The metaphor of the fork in the road is a fascinating one because it highlights the power and the misery of choice. The speaker is torn between…

The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost uses a great deal of figurative language within it. Figurative language is anything from a simile to a metaphor and is greatly used within poems. One form of figurative speech is metaphors. The metaphor used in the poem is the divergent road, and the idea that the speaker must choose one of the two paths. The metaphor of the fork in the road is fascinating because it highlights the power and the misery of choice. The speaker is torn between two…

Robert Lee Frost is one of the most famous American poets of all time. His work greatly reflects his life views and experiences. Frost’s poems may not be as simple as they seem. He often writes about the beauty of nature, but if you read closely there can be dark undercurrents beneath his work. What makes Frost’s poems so interesting is the idea that there is more than one way to interpret them. Frost’s poems are loved by many, but often misinterpreted as a result of their complexity and…

October 2015 Trachetenberg, Zev. “Good Neighbors make Good Fences: Frost's 'Mending Wall'”. Philosophy and Literature 21.1 (1997): 114-22 Pro Quest. Web. 1 Oct. 2015. The poem by Robert Frost “Mending Wall” is a poem about two neighbors getting together every spring to repair the wall separating their property. Robert Frost “Mending Wall” is one of those poems that gets one to think. There are two neighbors in this poem that meet at the same time each year along the wall. There is a purpose…

Obviously there is another side to Thoreau with which "Birches" does not strife. A Thoreau more suitable to Frost shows up in a Journal passage six months before the striking ice tempest of December 31, 1852. He expresses: "Nature must be viewed humanly to be viewed at all; that is, her scenes must be associated with humane affections, such as are associated with one's native place, for instance. She is most significant to a lover. A lover of Nature is preeminently a lover of man. If I have no…