robert frost
In the work of Robert Frost he has certain ideas and themes that can be found in many of his creations of literature. Nature is one theme that seems to play a major role in the poetry he writes. Robert DiYanni wrote in Modern American Poets that "nature appears as a powerful, dangerous, and cruel force, its purpose and design not immediately apparent" (232). Frost demonstrates his use of nature in these four selected poems: "The Road Not Taken," "Birches," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and "Desert Places." In the poems he uses nature to symbolize aspects of real life situations that humans face.We all face countless choices in our lifetime. Some decisions to these choices are obvious while others are not. Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" uses nature to introduce two separate paths the speaker comes upon in the woods (line 1). Here Frost is faced with the decision of which path he will choose to travel. I see this poem as one traveling down the straight and narrow "road" of life until confronted with a "fork" in the road and a choice must be made about where one is going to go in life. In the two poems "Birches" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Frost is introduced with making a decision about wanting
Had worn them really about the same," (lines 7,8,9,10). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All of theses selected poems demonstrate how Frost uses nature in his poems to symbolize aspects of real life situations that humans face. All situations begin with making choices. Faced with very similar choices one tries to examine what each have to offer, but often one is not able to foresee all of the consequences. Here we have to make a choice between traveling the common route, which is more reassuring, or we can follow the more challenging path and possibly lead an extraordinary life. The choices a person makes in life, large or small, are ultimately responsible for their future, but can never be looked back upon to experience other possibilities. One can not predict the outcomes of all the decisions we make; often we have to make these decisions on choosing which one will provide us with the most fulfillment. Above all, we reflect on the choices we have made, and we too discover that they have made "all the difference" ("Road," line 20)
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Approximate Word count = 1388
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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