San Francisco in the spring of 1874‚ Robert Frost is considered to be amongst‚ if not solely‚ the greatest poets in American history. Around age eleven‚ Frost moved to New England where the majority of his poetic inspiration is presumably drawn from. Although he never managed to obtain a collegiate degree‚ he did attend both Dartmouth and Harvard‚ two of the countries most prestigious universities. Publishing his first poem entitled “My Butterfly” in 1894‚ Frost began his career as a poet just as
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ROBERT FROST If you walk down a road in mid-winter under a bright blue starry sky‚ with the air so called it seems to thaw only as you breathe in‚ you see mountains piled up against each other‚ stone fences stretching across fields of dried cornstalks ‚and white birches with crackling black branches. Your feet crunch against the snow ‚while the crow caws ‚caws ‚caws about the called. This is the world of Robert frost`s poetry.—snow ‚and crows and birches‚ as well
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Michael Maddox English 101 Burstrem October 7‚ 2009 The Road Not Taken Life is full of choices and decisions that could ultimately change the outcome of our lives. In the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ a traveler is destined to make that decision. This traveler man has to decide which road to take‚ one that is frequently traveled‚ and the one that is not. After contemplating which road to follow‚ he comes to the decision to take the road less traveled because he doesn’t
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unpretentious poem written by a relatively famous and well respected author named Robert Frost. Though the poem was moderately short in length with a stanza styled structure‚ it withheld an immense message that I was able to connect with on a deep and personable level. The focal topic of this piece was primarily about the end of the world‚ one subject that most of us as a society refuses to shed light on for discussion. Robert Frost has successfully utilized rhyme‚ metaphor‚ and imagery as a selection of
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Robert Frost: A Brilliant Poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1874. He studied at Harvard‚ but left without receiving a degree. Many experiences have influenced his writing. For example‚ he bought a farm in New Hampshire for his wife and four children‚ which later earned him two famous books. Frost was a brilliant poet fueled by desire and tragedy‚ caused by the death of his wife and children. In fact‚ both the tragedy and living in a farm shaped one of his poems
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Robert Frost Ashley Bell Mrs. Jordan English 11A 12/12/14 Ashley Bell Mrs. Jordan English 11A 12/12/14 Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost was a traditionalist poet whose works are still loved today by many. Frost had a very effortless way of writing‚ which helped describe life in such descriptive ways. Because of this‚ he won countless awards and became one of the most admired poets of the 19th century. Robert Frost had the ability to imprint his works into people’s minds
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LITB1 Robert Frost Robert Frost: The Ax-Helve What’s the story? The speaker is in his ‘yard’‚ chopping up some wood with an axe‚ when the swing of his axe is stopped by a man who has crept up behind him. (Normally‚ the only interference he experiences when chopping wood is from the low-lying branches of trees – when he’s chopping in the woods.) The man – Baptiste – is a French-Canadian neighbour. He takes the axe and inspects it. They don’t know each other very well and the speaker seems
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Kia Wells Eng 102 20 September 2013 “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost The poem “The Road Not taken by Robert Frost was published back in the year of 1916.The poem was printed in Italics and consists of 4 stanzas. This poem is also considered and known to be one of Robert Frost’s most popular poems. In this essay I will explore The Road Not Taken. I try to fully understand if Frost felt disappointment in his life due to certain decisions that are made. Stanza four of the poem is where the
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Taken” by Robert Frost shows shows evidence in what could happen with people’s life choice in his poem by showing different paths and seeing their outcome . Robert was born in 1874 in San Francisco California‚ and moved all around the country and world. He gained most inspiration of his poetry from his wife‚ Elinor Miriam White‚ who he lived with in New England and the U.K. But when he moved to the U.K he gained more inspiration for other famous poets like‚ Edward Thomas‚ Rupert Brooke‚ and Robert Graves
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Yi Li Professor Patterson WRT 101.20 23 October 2014 Decision Making: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Nature has inspired many famous poets to come out with some of the best and fascinating poems. Robert Frost is a popular American poet who has written some of the best poems touching upon various subjects. Amongst the many poems of Robert Frost‚ “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” are quite popular and impressive. The former
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