Frost compares the breaking away of the ice from the trees to the "dome of heaven" shattering (Line 13). ... Initially, the forest scene describes, "crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away" (10-12). The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. A disturbance on earth is suggested by the "heaps of broken glass" (12) that make it seem as if "the inner dome of heaven had fallen" (13). ... The speaker confesses that he yearns to return to those days in his imagination to get away f...

• Word Count: 1022
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Frost compares the breaking away of the ice from the trees to the "dome of heaven" shattering (Line 13). ... Initially, the forest scene describes, "crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away" (10-12). The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. A disturbance on earth is suggested by the "heaps of broken glass" (12) that make it seem as if "the inner dome of heaven had fallen" (13). ... The speaker confesses that he yearns to return to those days in his imagination to get away f...

• Word Count: 1022
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Frost compares the breaking away of the ice from the trees to the "dome of heaven" shattering (Line 13). ... Initially, the forest scene describes, "crystal shells Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-- Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away" (10-12). The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. A disturbance on earth is suggested by the "heaps of broken glass" (12) that make it seem as if "the inner dome of heaven had fallen" (13). ... The speaker confesses that he yearns to return to those days in his imagination to get away f...

• Word Count: 1048
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School