Robert Frost 2 Poem Comparison
Robert Frost successfully taken reader's imagination on a journey through the wintertime with his poems "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Frost's New England background in these two poems reflect the beautiful scenery that is present in our part of the country. Even though these poems both have winter settings they contain completely different tones. One poem has a feeling of a depressing loneliness, and the other of feeling welcome. The poems show how the same setting can have totally different impacts on an individual depending on their mind set at the moment. These poems are both made up of simple stanzas and diction, but they are not simple poems, and could be easily misunderstood. In the poem "Desert Places" the male speaker is traveling through the countryside on a beautiful winter evening and is completely surrounded with the feeling of loneliness. The narrator views the snow-covered field as a desert place. "A blanker whiteness of benighted snow/ With no expression, nothing to express." Whiteness and blankness are two key ideas in this poem. The white symbolizes open and empty spaces, the snow is a white blanket that covers up everything living. The blankness symbolizes the emptiness tha
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a much happier and more upbeat poem than "Desert Places," and the titles alone proves this. This poem is about stopping to enjoy life. "But I have promises to keep, / and miles to go before I sleep." The speaker in this poem was a very busy man who never had time for anything. Readers can sense a regret now. The man would like to stay and enjoy the woods, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep." The speaker seems concerned about what people would think about him just stopping in the middle of nowhere for no apparent reason. His horse represents society. "My little horse must think it queer/ To stop without a farmhouse near." He admits that just stopping does seem odd. He is also concerned about the owner of the woods, he feels guilty for admiring the owners woods. "He will not see me stopping here/ To watch his woods fill up with snow." The speaker's life should be enhanced since he 'stopped to smell the roses.' The trip to the woods was indeed a learning experience for him. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is the opposite of "Desert Places." The settings may be the same, i.e both being calm, dark, wintry evenings, but they express different feelings. "Desert Places" is a depr
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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