On "After Apple-Picking" Reuben A. Brower There is no question here of tones playing against a traditional form; rather‚ an original rhythmic form grows out of the dramatic setting and the initial commitment in tone. Pre-sleep and sleepy reminiscence of the day condition all that is said‚ and the speaker’s first words show what form his dreamy talk will take. His ’ladder’s sticking through a tree’—which is accurate and earthy—but ’through a tree / Toward heaven.’ As the apple-picker drowses off
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Poem: After Apple Pickings- Robert Frost The Bible is never explicitly mentioned in this poem‚ but Frost nonetheless includes several references to well-known stories from the Book of Genesis. These are not specific allusions so much as commonplace ideas that help structure the poem. The story of Jacob’s ladder and the Fall of Adam and Eve both seem to be on the speaker’s mind. But many people are careful about interpreting what these references might "mean." There is surely no one right answer
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1874 in San Francisco‚ California. At the age of eleven‚ he moved to New England; during his high school years in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts‚ he became interested in reading and writing poetry. He enrolled at Dartmouth College in 1892 but dropped out after only one term and later enrolled at Harvard‚ though he never earned a formal degree. Frost had several odd jobs before becoming a poet: farmer‚ teacher at Pinkerton Academy and at the state normal school in Plymouth‚ cobbler‚ and editor of the Lawrence
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harvest time‚ Robert Frost’s "After Apple-Picking" can be interpreted in two ways. The first is that the poem is an insight into Frost’s thoughts on the triviality of life‚ especially his own. The second is that it is a metaphor for the Bible story of Adam and Eve. Whatever the interpretation‚ there is a tension between feelings of regret and satisfaction that is created and sustained throughout the entire poem by the use of many contributing factors. "After Apple-Picking" paints the picture of a
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2013 Picking Apples and Existential Crises In Robert Frost’s “After Apple-Picking”‚ the speaker drifts into sleep after a day’s work. The speaker begins with an opening concerning his apple-picking exploits. Tired after apple-picking for a while‚ he thinks back to the morning‚ whereupon he experiences a sort of dream state. After this‚ he thinks once again on his exhaustion and sleep and the poem ends. On the surface‚ this poem appears to be a simple observation about an apple-picking excursion
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Subject: Write an explication of After Apple Picking. Robert Frost’s poem‚ After Apple-Picking‚ describes the personal reflections of an elderly man who lives on an apple orchard. This old man has lived a good life‚ and now must contemplate its quality and meaning. By performing an honest assessment of his past‚ the old man is better able to accept his inevitable future. The first six lines of this poem develop the situation in which the speaker has found himself. He has led a long and
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The purpose of this essay is to analyze the poem of Robert Frost‚ “After Apple Picking” with race and post colonial literary criticism. The subject of racism has been a lively topic for critical debate since approximately the 1950s‚ with critics examining the treatment of various kinds of discrimination based on race‚ religion‚ or gender in literary works‚ both past and present‚ as well as in the attitudes of the writers themselves. In some cases racism is a prominent‚ or even the chief theme‚ while
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Images of Apple Picking Dr. Hofer "After Apple Picking" is fraught with imagery. Frost uses visual‚ olfactory‚ kinesthetic‚ tactile‚ and auditory imagery throughout this piece. Because the poem is filled with a variety of images‚ the reader is able to imagine the experience of apple picking. Frost brings He begins with "My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree" (line 1). This line gives the reader a visual concept of a long pointed ladder nestled in an apple tree. And
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in such a way‚ one may find it difficult but to be inspired by his work. “After Apple Picking” and “The road Not Taken” at first appear to be worryingly similar to each other. Not only they were crafted by the same poet at approximately the same time‚ but the actual content dig into similar ground as in the two of them‚ they mostly drenched into the past rather than the present and future. However‚ “After Apple-Picking” is told through the voice of a tired‚ weary-some aged man coming to the realization
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Comparing Robert Frost’s "After Apple-picking" to "Apples" by Laurie Lee Poetry is an attempt to describe the nature and intensity of one’s feelings and opinions. Often‚ however‚ these thoughts are too vague or complex to articulate. How does a poet translate these abstract ideas into something more tangible and workable? Simple‚ metaphorical objects and situations can be used to represent more elusive concepts. These can be interpreted in many different ways‚ however‚ and poets often use the same
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