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    Essay: Discuss ways which work is made significant in ‘Mending wall’ and how it relates to ‘after apple picking’ (language‚ imagery‚ verse form). In his poem ‘Mending wall’‚ Robert Frost presents the idea to us of the physical labour involved in repairing a wall‚ and the significance of this‚ showing the effect it can have between people. This literal idea also hides a double meaning‚ presented to us through poetic techniques such as metaphors‚ imagery‚ structure and humour. The wall is the paradox

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    compactness. The poem is deeply ingrained with inherent symbology and imagery. In just nine short lines‚ Frost perfectly captures two of the most thought of possibilities of how the world will end. On the surface it seems to just be about the possibilities of how the world will end in either fire or ice‚ and how Frost personally would prefer the world end in fire over ice. However under all of that‚ Frost lays bare to the reader the ugliness of man. Starting off by listing two major groups of people‚

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    Thomas and Frost have both written poems about the harshness of life. Compare and contrast two poems‚ one by each poet‚ taking account of the situation and tones of the speakers‚ and the form‚ structure and language including imagery‚ which each poet uses to present the theme of the harshness of life in two poems you have studied. Frost and Thomas both write about the harshness of life in their poetry. I believe the poems "Out‚ Out" by Frost and "The Owl" by Thomas best illustrate this. Frost choosing

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    recollection of the sensations they embody. For example‚ fire elicits the feeling of heat and light‚ but also burning and pain. This particular image is well used by Frost to create a duality with both fire and ice that then draws attention to the nature of the warning he creates. Symbolism – Symbolism is the key to this poem. Frost very explicitly makes fire a symbol for desire‚ and ice a symbol for hate. This‚ coupled with the imagery that these symbols evoke‚ creates a multidimensional complexity

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    not knowing who will be next. This creates a lack of belonging and place. That same feeling of lack of belonging and lack of place is portrayed in ‘The arrival’ when the unnamed man first arrives in an unfamiliar country where he doesn’t fit in‚ and has no place to live. He does not belong. Belonging to a place is represented through the house in both ‘10 Mary St’ and ‘House of sand and fog’. ’10 Mart St’ expresses that the Skrzynecki family feels as though they are secure and they belong in there

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    A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well Being said with absolute accuracy‚ some words have a remarkable feature of going into the eternity. What is the reason for such viability? It seems to me‚ that the words fulfilled with the emotions and illustrating some valuable ideas can delve deeply into the recesses of human psyche. First and foremost‚ in some climax situations‚ namely during the heated quarrel‚ it is simple to cut a partner to the heart. To put it differently

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    Singularity in Robert Frost’s “The Census- Taker” Robert Frost’s approach to human isolation is always an interesting exploration. His poem of desertion and neglect paired with eternal hopefulness ignite the reader in his poem “The Census-Taker.” All of the elements of a Frost poem are in this particular poem. “The Census-Taker” must be from an earlier time in Frost’s career because the poem is written in an open‚ free verse similar to the style of his earlier 20th century poetry like “Mending Wall”

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    about 3 poems written by Robert Frost. This essay is very well written‚ put together good‚ and flows smoothly! Good Job! Robert Frost’s Use of Nature In His Poetry In most poetry and literature people can pick out certain characteristics that tend to appear in each piece of the authors work. In the work of Robert Frost he has certain ideas and themes that can be found in many of his creations of literature. Nature is one theme that seems to play a major role in the poetry he writes. He tends to

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    Analysis of the Poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost This poem is about a time when the author went up to fix the stone wall that stood between his property and his neighbors. The poem talks about the experience and the authors thoughts about the experience. “something there is that doesn’t love a wall” The author is wondering‚ probably as he travels to the wall‚ what it is that might destroy a wall. What exists that does not want a wall to stand. “that sends the frozen-ground-swell

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    Robert Frost‚ an American author‚ wrote “Out‚ Out” to reflect his New England background and to entertain and teach his readers about life in general. Throughout his life he has been honored and awarded‚ he has also wrote quite a few poems‚ and has had more than his share of pain and suffering. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco‚ California on March 26‚ 1874. Two years after his father would be diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and would later die in 1885‚ his mother would also die at a

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