It wasn't until 1894 before Frost began to publish his poems. ... The speaker is "Sorry he could not have traveled both." ... He believes that Frost's meant for the poem to be falsified. ... Kearns argues that because Frost wrote this poem with the inspiration of a dear friend, Edward Thomas, he puts a mask on himself and writes as the speaker of Edward Thomas. ... Although Edward Thomas may have inspired the poem, the poem was not written as a portrait of brotherly love. ...

• Word Count: 2122
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

From his poem "The Mending Wall" to his poem "In a Disused Graveyard" he has shown several themes to his style of writing. ... In the poem "To E.T." ... In the beginning of the poem it seems to be a simple allege but after third line second stanza you realize that Frost tells about how his friend was a better soldier than a poet and because he has died he is remembered as both. ... We notice that his arrogance prevails even in a time of sadness and mourning to his best friend. ... The disappointment of the speaker is shown in line two when he expresses that he is "sorry He could not travel bo...

• Word Count: 1457
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

A common thread that is in three of Hardy's many poems is a passion or mourning for a lost love or friend. ... "The Haunter- by Thomas Hardy is a poem about a friend that the speaker is no longer with. In this poem it is the person who has passed away who is the speaker of this poem, and he follows his friend around to places he couldn't go before (ll. 11-12). His friend, who is still alive and searching, does not know that his dead friend is still there for him and is with him (ll. 1-3). ... - This line is used in the poem in the sense that the speaker follows his friend, but h...

• Word Count: 2972
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The inspiration for "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost, came from Frost's frequent walks with his closest friend in England, Edward Thomas. ... More than once, on such occasions, Frost had teased his friend for those wasted regrets. ... As the title indicates the central theme of this poem is choices. ... In the poem there is never just one road to take. ... He must decide but is remorseful as he states "And sorry I could not travel both". ...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School