Robert Frost's Poem 'Footprints'

The theme shown in the poem is that we are all transient; in the end, only nature prevails. This is seen in the lines of “The little waves, with their soft, white hands, efface the footprints in the sands,” which represent that nature (waves) can just easily wipe out our existence (footprints). The poem describes images of soft white waves washing ashore, wiping away footprints in the sand. The author used a lot of descriptive words and metaphors. “Footprints” is a metaphor for human existence, while “the tide” is a metaphor for Mother Nature and its capabilities. It shows how in the end, our existence will just be washed away by nature and that our lives are transient.

The artwork depicts a wave about to devour the world. This represents