"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is an excellent example of one of his darker pieces of writing. ... One can interpret the poem not only by considering the meaning of the words Frost uses in a literal sense but also by considering them as symbols. ... Initially, the poem may convey more transcendental ideals and thus appearing to be understood on a literal level -- the positive side. ... Reevaluating the poem with a more negative mind frame as well as interpreting the words as mere symbols, the poem takes on an entirely n...

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Part B: Poem Analysis – The Draft Horse Emma Tan Robert Frost, author of The Draft Horse wrote this poem in the early to mid-1920's. He's been known for many acclaimed poems that pose complex philosophical, and societal questions about human nature, or ethical issues. ... " (5-8) The abnormality and eerily calm ambience about this poem is almost deliberate; so when you take a first look it over its' form, structure and language it deftly composes a simplistic poem with nothing out of place – complete with no apparent literary devices that th...

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In his poem "Mending Wall,"" Robert Frost illustrates the advantages of analyzing traditions, and possibly changing them for the better. In Frost's poem, the narrator questions the seemingly useless tradition that he and his neighbor participate in. ... Without the use of structure or a definite rhythm, the style of this piece reflects the theme of the poem. ... Morally, this poem portrays the benefits of being a leader and not a follower, particularly shining light upon thinking for oneself. ... This poem suggests and even encourages people to embrace change and utilize it for thei...

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Robert Frost's "Directive"" and Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death"" are both poems that deal with the past in relation to the present of the speaker. Although both Frost's and Dickinson's poems view the past in a positive light, each poem desires to act upon the past in a different way. ... Dickinson's poem renders Frost's poem insignificant in the grand scheme of time and history because her poem revolves around the idea of individuals transcending the concept of time through death and being able to see the entirety of time from the perspectiv...

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In Robert Frosts Poem "Mending Wall,"" we see a theme of tradition, and many cases of symbolism relating to this theme, in the manner of the wall and repairing it. The narrator of this poem states early in the work that every spring he and the neighbor walk and repair the wall, noting that "Something there is that doesn't love a wall " (line 1) and that "But at spring mending-time we find them there"" (line 12), meaning they find gaps and holes that were created by some unknown force. ... Tradition plays such a large part in the poem, even though it does not make sense in so many aspects....

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The poem opens with the line, "something there is that doesn't love a wall" (line 1). ... As the poem continues, it is evident that the wall, not only having a physical implication of separation, also holds an emotional significance. ... "The Mending Wall" is a poem that implies a literal meaning of building a wall, but also, the symbolic meaning of the relationship between two neighbors. ...

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In both Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Hall of Fantasy" and Robert Frost's poem "Birches," we are guided through a fantastic description of a world where the actual must merge with the imaginative, where our dreams are a sort of therapy for the concerns of daily life. ...

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There is just something to the respectfulness of the proper use of beautiful, expressive, descriptive words, and the discipline to know when to use them as in the Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken." ...

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