commonly used subjects when it comes to poetry. In both Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and Robert Frost’s “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Night”‚ Death plays a part in the poems. Even though they are about death‚ both poems have their differences. Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Night” is about a person going through the woods on horseback and stops to admire the trees. Well that doesn’t mean it’s about death. But like all poetry‚ you have to read it a few
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toadstool wood’ describes a woodland at twilight. Everything is quiet and dark. Reeves describes the woods as if it is hoary and inactive‚ I know this because in the poem he says ‘mouldy’. He also says ‘arching sprays of bramble’ which means there would be alot of cultivation as well in the wood. On the other the poem‚ ‘stopping by Woods on a snowy evening’ has the setting of a man on horse back stopping by the woods for a rest when he is on a long journey. Frost describes these woods as if it is
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Robert Lee Frost‚ born in San Francisco‚ Mar. 26‚ 1874; he died in Boston‚ Jan. 29‚ 1963. He was one of America’s leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An essentially pastoral poet often associated with rural New England‚ Frost wrote poems whose philosophical dimensions transcend any region. In a lot of Robert Frost’s poems he talks about nature. Two particular poems of his‚ "After Apple Picking" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" are great examples of poems
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Robert Frost’s "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"‚ William Wordsworth’s "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"‚ and Octavio Paz’s "The Street" share similar themes in that they all explore solitude and insightfulness. There is an interesting contrast within this group of poems‚ especially between the Frost and Wordsworth poems and Paz’s illustration. The first two poems are gentle and simple in their tone‚ whereas the last is quite solemn and worrisome. Frost and Wordsworth put positive connotations
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"The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚" This line from the poem Stopping by woods‚ is saying that the woods are an opinionated place. The woods may be lovely to some‚ and scary to others. People may consider the woods to be lovely as they may have an interest for nature and it’s beauty. They may also like to see interesting animals‚ and escape from the reality of life. Some people might want to sit on a tree branch and enjoy the peace and quiet. To some people forests are a dark place‚ where they
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1. Compare and contrast these poems. Poems: 1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening‚ Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village‚ though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the
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The most obvious and blatant image in the poem is‚ of course‚ nature. The poem contains the wood pile itself‚ a swamp‚ winter scenery (snow)‚ and birds as well as the narrator’s fascination with communicating with such creatures. The narrator in this poem appears to be exploring nature‚ people‚ etc.‚ and doesn’t seem to have a clear background‚ identity‚ and is certainly not limited in points of view. This poem appears to be able to take on several different meaning‚ like a poetic chameleon. This
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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (1923) Summary On the surface‚ this poem is simplicity itself. The speaker is stopping by some woods on a snowy evening. He or she takes in the lovely scene in near-silence‚ is tempted to stay longer‚ but acknowledges the pull of obligations and the considerable distance yet to be traveled before he or she can rest for the night. Basically on a dark winter evening‚ the narrator stops his sleigh to watch the snow falling in the woods. At first he worries
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The evening sky was alive with vibrant hues of peach‚ yellow‚ and orange that slowly ascended to soft pinks and purples as the sun began its descent into the lush green hills. Sweet scents of heather and mist danced in the air to blend with the comforting scent of burning peat rising to greet the emerging night sky. The eventide was filled with the sounds of the birds and livestock as they settled in for the night. Soon the only sounds to be heard would be the soft crackle of the fires‚ the gentle
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Jesus Peralta English 102 - Honors Professor M. Essay #1 Poetry Compare & Contrast Due: February 20‚ 2011 Life Must Go On William Carlos Williams and Robert Frost are known as two of the greatest poets of their time and still highly regarded as two of the best poets of all time. Robert Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco‚ California according to The Associated Press. William Carlos Williams
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