Robert Frost
In this research project we will be studying the American poet Robert Frost. We will be writing about why we selected this particular poet, his life and how he began his career in poetry, a critical analysis of what critics have said about his poems, and what his poems were based on. We will then give our own opinions on two of Robert Frost's We have selected to research the life and works of American poet Robert Frost for a number of reasons. First of all Robert Frost is one of the most famous American poets of all time, who successfully reflected the tragedies of his life in his art of poetry. This is not something that many people can do well. An other reason is that he had a very interesting and depressing life. When Robert was only ten years old his father died, he had a troubled marriage, two of his children died at infancy, one become insane and killed himself . We also selected this poet for our project because he had won a number of poetry awards, he won the Pulitzer Prize four times. He had also received honourary degrees from Oxford and Cambridge. The main thing that convinced us that Frost was worthy of our time and research was that he befriended JFK and
In 1912 Frost sold his farm, gave up his teaching career and moved his family to England. In England Frost met many established poets such as Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke, and Lascelles Abercrombie. These people became his friends and helped his literary career a great deal. After he finished highschool, Frost attended Dartmouth college for only a few months in 1892. Meanwhile he earned a living by working as a bobbin boy in a wool mill, a shoemaker, a country school teacher, the editor of a rural newspaper, and also a farmer. All though he sold his first poem in 1894, Frost was not able to earn a living as a poet until over twenty years later. After Frost married Elinor White, he studied at Harvard University for two years. During his poetry career, Frost was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. In 1961 Frost became the 1st poet to read at a presidential inauguration. He read his poem "The Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's ceremony.
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Approximate Word count = 1204
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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