Themes Used by Robert Frost
Themes Used In Robert Frost’s Writing
Robert Frost is a poet from the 19th Century. He is a very quotable writer, which means his way of putting words together is very useful in everyday conversation. Frost was very good at taking small words and giving them and incredibly broad meaning. Robert Frost uses his work to express many types of themes but the most important seems to be his opinion on social and natural environments. Much of Robert Frost’s work is focused on worldly events and his beliefs and opinions about them. One issue he is very passionate about is the debate of evolutionism versus creationism. From reading his poems, anyone can conclude that he supports the creationistic side of the argument. An example of this is the poem “Version.” Frost says “Like a dum-dum bullet--/ Did in fact get splattered/ Like a ripe tomato/ That’s how matter mattered.” (Frost 427). This statement refers to the Big Bang. The splattered ripe tomato us compared to the initial explosion. When reading this poem many people believe that this is Frost’s “version” of how the world initially started. Frost is best known for metaphors, paradoxes, and occasional humor in his writing, he is very capable of expressing his opinion on worldly problems in his writing. His fourteen line poem, “The Flood” shows his audience how he is capable of doing this. “Blood has been harder to dam back than water/ Just when we think we have it impounded safe/ Behind new barrier walls (and let is chafe!)/ It breaks away in some new kind of slaughter.” (Frost 254). This poem refers to Frost’s belief on war. He believes war as a monstrous being that humans do not willingly release from its “barrier walls.” But bloodlust lets itself loose in a “Tidal wave/ That when it has swept by, leaves summits stained.” (Frost 255). Frost has a distinctive way of placing the audience into the story with him. His writings are usually set in the Northeast. Frost had a strong appeal for a conservative group
Robert Frost is a poet from the 19th Century. He is a very quotable writer, which means his way of putting words together is very useful in everyday conversation. Frost was very good at taking small words and giving them and incredibly broad meaning. Robert Frost uses his work to express many types of themes but the most important seems to be his opinion on social and natural environments. Much of Robert Frost’s work is focused on worldly events and his beliefs and opinions about them. One issue he is very passionate about is the debate of evolutionism versus creationism. From reading his poems, anyone can conclude that he supports the creationistic side of the argument. An example of this is the poem “Version.” Frost says “Like a dum-dum bullet--/ Did in fact get splattered/ Like a ripe tomato/ That’s how matter mattered.” (Frost 427). This statement refers to the Big Bang. The splattered ripe tomato us compared to the initial explosion. When reading this poem many people believe that this is Frost’s “version” of how the world initially started. Frost is best known for metaphors, paradoxes, and occasional humor in his writing, he is very capable of expressing his opinion on worldly problems in his writing. His fourteen line poem, “The Flood” shows his audience how he is capable of doing this. “Blood has been harder to dam back than water/ Just when we think we have it impounded safe/ Behind new barrier walls (and let is chafe!)/ It breaks away in some new kind of slaughter.” (Frost 254). This poem refers to Frost’s belief on war. He believes war as a monstrous being that humans do not willingly release from its “barrier walls.” But bloodlust lets itself loose in a “Tidal wave/ That when it has swept by, leaves summits stained.” (Frost 255). Frost has a distinctive way of placing the audience into the story with him. His writings are usually set in the Northeast. Frost had a strong appeal for a conservative group