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    the boy swinging on the branches‚ climbing up the tree trunks and swinging from side to side‚ from earth up to heaven. The narrator remembers when he used to swing on birches and wishes that he could return to those carefree days. Analysis This poem is written in blank verse with a particular emphasis on the “sound of sense.” For example‚ when Frost describes the cracking of the ice on the branches‚ his selections of syllables create a visceral sense of the action taking place: “Soon the sun’s warmth

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    brought up by Robert Frost in his rhetorically titled poem‚ “Fire and Ice”. It is a poem that seems to bring up a fictional debate that has existed throughout the history of the humankind. Frost wrote this poem with only 9 simple worded lines yet very powerful. It is deep‚ cruel‚ and it acknowledges certain kinds of truth. This poem demonstrates how two of the world’s extreme emotions can bring up equal amount of devastation. Being well known for his use of nature to coat his poems‚ Frost certainly made

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    ‘Fire and Ice’ - Robert Frost In the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ Robert Frost explains how the world will end by either fire or ice. The poet uses these two primal elements to serve as a metaphor for the destructive powers of the universal human emotions. ‘Desire’ which he associates with fire‚ and ‘hate’ which he associates with ice. The poet uses the first person singular and concludes that from personal experience he sides with

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    Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”

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    Poets often bring in similar themes and aspects to several of their poems. Due to this‚ many of their poems may end up having similarities. For example‚ Robert Frost’s poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” have an abundance of similarities. Although these poems may be about two different scenarios‚ and written years apart‚ they still contain these comparable aspects. In both poems‚ the speaker needs to make a choice‚ or has made a choice‚ and is reflecting on it. In

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    English 1B April 14th‚ 2007. Poetry Research Paper. Robert Frost – An Analysis Of His Works. Robert Frost is the kind of author who celebrates simple‚ everyday things like rural happenings‚ with vivid imagery. He delves into the mystery of existence‚ and‚ in many of his texts‚ we see a struggle against chaos. Frost ’s poems mostly are centered on a naturalistic theme – "beauties and terrors of nature‚ conflicts between individual desires and social obligations‚ and the value of labor

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    I choose the poem Fire and Ice ‚ by Robert Frost‚ becauce it is a topic that its comon in the meaning that it is somenthing that all of us have thought about in some point of our lifes. And i agree with Frost‚ he did the poem because of his desire of warning people of two problems i the humanity. and that human emotions are destructive when alowed to run amok. And it is very interesting the way that he demostred that through methaphors‚ alliteration and repetition. In the poem the author use figurative

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    “Out‚ Out-” by Robert Frost is about a young boy cutting trees with a buzz-saw somewhere in the mountains in Vermont. After being announced that supper was ready‚ the young boy accidently cuts his hand off‚ and dies later on after losing too much blood. Robert Frost describes the tragedy of the boy’s death in a very particular manner and fills his poem with suspense and horror. This poem has many different themes‚ but the main and most important one is the fragility of life. Frost uses personification

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    An AP Analysis Robert Frost‚ the author of‚ "Acquainted With the Night" uses many literary devises to tell the speaker’s attitude toward the city and the speaker’s current life. Frost uses language such as diction and imagery‚ details‚ and metaphors to reveal the speaker’s attitude of loneliness and depression. Diction plays a major role in helping the audience‚ or reader understand the attitude of the speaker. Words such as‚ "saddest"‚ "unwilling"‚ and "cry" are all words used to describe emotions

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    In "Tree At My Window‚" Robert Frost addresses a tree growing outside of his bedroom window with these words: "But tree...You have seen me when I slept‚ ... I was taken and swept / And all but lost. / That day she put our heads together‚ / Fate had her imagination about her‚ / Your head so much concerned with outer‚ / Mine with inner‚ weather." In these lines Frost conveys several emotions and themes that infiltrate many of his works. These common themes include darkness‚ nighttime‚ isolation‚ inner

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