In the poem “Design” by Robert Frost‚ the classic use of the color white‚ meaning innocence and purity is turned around. Instead of giving this color to wholesome‚ pure objects he gives them to objects that are the reverse‚ which are death‚ darkness and unholy objects. When I read the poem “Design” I got the feeling that the author did not feel the same as I do about the color white. The first line talks about a fat white spider. This line contradicts the reputation
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LITB1 Robert Frost Robert Frost: The Ax-Helve What’s the story? The speaker is in his ‘yard’‚ chopping up some wood with an axe‚ when the swing of his axe is stopped by a man who has crept up behind him. (Normally‚ the only interference he experiences when chopping wood is from the low-lying branches of trees – when he’s chopping in the woods.) The man – Baptiste – is a French-Canadian neighbour. He takes the axe and inspects it. They don’t know each other very well and the speaker seems
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The main themes of Robert frosts poetry are: Nature and mans interaction with it. Also real people and real struggle; the deeper meanings of everyday life. For this essay I will discuss ’mending wall’‚ ’the road not taken’‚ ’out‚ out-’ and ’provide‚ provide’. Mending wall is about a stone wall separating the speaker’s property from his neighbour’s. In spring‚ the two meet to walk the wall and make any necessary repairs. The speaker sees no reason for the wall to be kept as there are no livestock
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A Traveler Chooses Their Path Robert Frost‚ the author of "The Road Not Taken‚" writes about how a person must choose his or her own path in life. Everyone is a traveler‚ who must choose how to live his or her life. This poem demonstrates Robert Frost’s belief that the road a person chooses to follow in their life will define what kind of person they will become‚ and how fulfilling their life will be. He describes the choice as difficult‚ and with consequences. He reminds the reader that their choice
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Robert Frost: A Brilliant Poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1874. He studied at Harvard‚ but left without receiving a degree. Many experiences have influenced his writing. For example‚ he bought a farm in New Hampshire for his wife and four children‚ which later earned him two famous books. Frost was a brilliant poet fueled by desire and tragedy‚ caused by the death of his wife and children. In fact‚ both the tragedy and living in a farm shaped one of his poems
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Robert Frost’s poetry is always simple and direct‚ yet strangely deep. Everyone can read into his poem but with different kind of expression. Frost has been discovering the world. He likes to explore relationships between individuals and between people and nature. One of his famous poems‚ ’Mending Wall’‚ reveals his feelings and ideas about community‚ life and imagination. In New Hampshire‚ where Frost’s house was‚ there was a stonewall. This stonewall was the inspiration for the poem "Mending Wall"
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The Dark side of Robert Frost Robert Frost is often referred to as a poet of nature. Words and phrases such as fire and ice‚ flowers in bloom‚ apple orchards and rolling hills‚ are all important elements of Frost ’s work. Remove them and something more than symbols are taken away. These ‘benign ’ objects provide an alternative way to look at the world and are often used as metaphors to describe a darker view of nature and humans. In Frost ’s poetry‚ the depth is as important as the surface. The
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Sometimes a life can be changed by the simplest of decisions. Robert Frost has written three poems all revolving around choices. These poems are “The Road Not Taken‚” “Mending Wall‚” and “After Apple-Picking.” In each poem‚ the speaker questions a particular aspect of his life. However‚ each decision‚ no matter how big or small‚ creates a puzzling problem in the speaker’s life. This essay will argue that Robert Frost’s poems‚ “The Road Not Taken‚” “Mending Wall‚” and “After Apple-Picking” symbolically
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Realistic Humanism‚ an Analysis of the Work of Robert Frost The popular poetry of Robert Frost has been described by many as Transcendental‚ Romantic‚ Realistic‚ or even Modern. There are many opinions on the poetry of Frost‚ in part‚ because he was such a prolific writer; he published poems of many different genres. Most‚ though not all‚ of Frost’s works were narratives‚ although those can be further divided into four more categories: ballads‚ linear narratives‚ dramatic monologues and dramatic
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Robert Frost effectively utilizes literary techniques involving metaphors‚ personification and imagery to describe internal struggles prevalent throughout life. Although‚ “Desert Places” and “The Road Not Taken” differ in the messages they bring to the reader’s attention and general themes‚ they both describe internal struggle dealt with by the narrator and use the setting as a metaphor. Desert Places‚ is based on the theme of loneliness and isolation. The narrator does not appear to believe that
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