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    “After Apple Picking” seems like a sweet and uplifting poem‚ but it is nothing near that. In this poem Robert Frost illustrates his own death and what he did not finish before he died. He longed to accomplish lots in his life‚ but for what he did not finish‚ he is ashamed for. He was grateful for getting to do the tasks he did in his life‚ but felt like a failure for what he did not finish and succeed in. The man is depressed and unsatisfied with himself. He does not feel he has lived his life

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    Acquainted with the Night In the poem「Acquainted with the Night」‚ Robert Frost suggests the example of human who has encountered‚ admitted‚ then accepted the troubles of life‚ through the characterization of the speaker‚ changes of the spatial setting‚ and the use of rhyme scheme and framing. The speaker’s behaviours while he’s walking through the poem show the speaker’s impassive character‚ and they also show the speaker is accustomed to s isolation‚ loneliness‚ and depression. When he comes

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    On a Tree Fallen across the Road In Robert Frost’s English sonnet‚ “On a Tree Fallen across the Road”‚ Frost uses imagery‚ alliteration‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and symbols to portray his theme. Frost uses all of these literate devices to bring out his point in the poem; overcoming obstacles. He believes that we will always face struggles in life and come across unexpected surprises that may or may not be good. This does not mean that this will stop us in our tracks‚ but will help shape us

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    A. “Out‚ Out – ” by Robert Frost 1. The title is a quote taken from Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. In the context of the play‚ in which Macbeth says “Out‚ Out brief candle” (which he says after being informed of his wife’s death) both suggests and conveys the brevity of life. This is to say‚ Frost writes about the uncertainty and transitory state of life in this poem. He compares life to a candle‚ which can be blown out rather simply. The darkness left after a candle after being blown out can be

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    My analysis of Robert Frost’s poems‚ “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Kim Rivera Introduction to American Literature 2010 Amy Sloan May 16‚ 2013 Robert Frost is a well-known poet from the twentieth century. He won many awards and his work is very highly regarded today. His two poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The Road Not Taken” both suggest that the speaker is male. In “The Road Not Taken” he seems to be compelled to make a decision

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    “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”‚ “Birches”‚ and “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost was an American poet that first became known after publishing a book in England. He soon came to be one of the best-known and loved American poets ever. He often wrote of the outdoors and the three poems that I will compare are of that “outdoors” type. There are several likenesses and differences in these poems. They each have their own meaning; each represent a separate thing and each tell a different story

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    The Wall in Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall “ As a Symbol of Division The ordinarily mundane takes a thought arousing spin in one of Robert Frost’s earlier works‚ “Mending Wall”. This poem is a striking take on an otherwise commonplace ritual between two farmers in the spring. Because the poem is in blank verse‚ it carries a casual folksy feel throughout‚ contradictory to its deeper message and paradoxical tone. “Good fences make good neighbors.” This line is a paradox when compared with the previous

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    Cited: Chopin‚ Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” 1894. Elements of Literature. Ed. Robert Scholes‚ Nancy R. Comley‚ Carl H. Klaus and David Staines. 4th Can. Ed. Don Mills : Oxford UP‚ 2010. 519-520. Print.

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    states that the world will end in fire and burn up‚ so that is the way I believe. After the class analysis I realized what he was really saying. What he was saying is that the actions of men and human emotions can destroy the world. In the poem Frost states that cold is like hate and he knows enough about hate to know that it is good enough to be destructive in life. Hate is a very strong emotion and causes people to be unbending‚ cold‚ and motionless. When I think about Ice I think of an

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    Robert Frost Robert Frost was a traditional American poet. Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874 in San Francisco‚ California. At the age of eleven‚ he moved to New England; during his high school years in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts‚ he became interested in reading and writing poetry. He enrolled at Dartmouth College in 1892 but dropped out after only one term and later enrolled at Harvard‚ though he never earned a formal degree. Frost had several odd jobs before becoming a

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