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Four Major Works of Robert Frost
Introduction-Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer prizes for poetry.
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, to journalist William Prescott Frost, Jr., and Isabelle Moodie.His mother was of Scottish descent, and his father descended from Nicholas Frost of Tiverton, Devon,, England, who had sailed to New Hampshire in 1634 on the Wolfrana .Frost grew up in the city, and he published his first poem in his high school's magazine. He attended Dartmouth college for two months, long enough to be accepted into the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Frost returned home to teach and to work at various jobs – including helping his mother teach her class of unruly boys, delivering newspapers, and working in a factory as an arclight carbon filament changer. He did not enjoy these jobs, feeling his true calling was poetry. In 1894 he sold his first poem, "My Butterfly. An Elegy" (published in the November 8, 1894, edition of the New York Independent ) for $15 .
Frost credited Thomas's long walks over the English landscape as the inspiration for one of his most famous poems, "The Road Not Taken." Apparently, Thomas's indecision and regret regarding what path to take inspired Frost's work. In 1961, at the age of 86, Frost was honored when asked to write and recite a poem for President John F. Kennedy s inauguration. His sight now failing, he was not able to see the words in the sunlight and substituted the
Introduction-Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer prizes for poetry.
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California, to journalist William Prescott Frost, Jr., and Isabelle Moodie.His mother was of Scottish descent, and his father descended from Nicholas Frost of Tiverton, Devon,, England, who had sailed to New Hampshire in 1634 on the Wolfrana .Frost grew up in the city, and he published his first poem in his high school's magazine. He attended Dartmouth college for two months, long enough to be accepted into the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Frost returned home to teach and to work at various jobs – including helping his mother teach her class of unruly boys, delivering newspapers, and working in a factory as an arclight carbon filament changer. He did not enjoy these jobs, feeling his true calling was poetry. In 1894 he sold his first poem, "My Butterfly. An Elegy" (published in the November 8, 1894, edition of the New York Independent ) for $15 .
Frost credited Thomas's long walks over the English landscape as the inspiration for one of his most famous poems, "The Road Not Taken." Apparently, Thomas's indecision and regret regarding what path to take inspired Frost's work. In 1961, at the age of 86, Frost was honored when asked to write and recite a poem for President John F. Kennedy s inauguration. His sight now failing, he was not able to see the words in the sunlight and substituted the