The works of American poet Robert Frost tell of simple things- swinging on a birch tree, stopping by woods on a snowy evening, and the death of a hired man. ... Among his other books were Mountain Interval' published in 1916, West-Running Brook' published in 1928, and In the Clearing' published in 1962 {Cox, 57} Frost taught or held advisory posts at Amherst and Dartmouth colleges, the University of Michigan, Harvard University, and other schools. ... As he goes on to say about the drums beating and the bugles blowing and the old man trying to comfort the young soldier du...

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He strays purposely away from the romantic side of the life cycle, by using words that have impact and offer a perception into hidden depths of life, which most poets would have never dared go... The poem talks about how nature has the might to crush a mere mortal, "And I am dumb to mouth unto my veins How at the mountain spring the same mouth sucks". ... Though I would have to argue that his poems are largely more exuberant and obscure than florid which, I think has only been commented on because Thomas tends to labor and go into a lot of description in his poems. ...

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Analysis of "Tintern Abbey" Whereas most individuals tend to see nature as a playhouse that should alter and self-destruct to their every need, William Wordsworth had a very different view. Wordsworth perceived nature as a sanctuary where his views of life, love, and his creator were eventually alt...

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• Grade Level: High School