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    The poem Once by the Pacific written by Robert Frost makes one think and sends a harsh visualization of what is to come in the near future. It was written in 1928 which was a time period where many Americans where experiencing rough and difficult times. Frost is portraying this image by describing a horrific storm that is about to come ashore off of the Pacific Coast. This poem was written in iambic pentameter and rhyme to illustrate the thought of the terrible effects that many Americans

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    write an anthology on this poem because I liked how it focussed on a person’s imperfections rather than their strengths. The character in this poem‚ as he states in the first three stanzas‚ is weary and fatigued from his long swim; something I can relate to after countless swim practices. Another feature which caught my attention was the fact that the author chose to include his character fantasizing another life for himself‚ which was both sentimental and unusual. This poem‚ formatted into free verse

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    It Is Never The Boys Fault The poem “Out‚ Out---“ by Robert Frost is a narrative poem describing when a boy was doing a man’s job and sawing wood. When the boy was told it was time for dinner‚ he cut off part of his hand. This poem seems to be very shallow and to be only about this boy dying but its really more of that. This poem constantly takes the blame off of the boy for causing his death and puts it onto other people. The first time this takes place is when Frost blames the boys parents

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    Mid-Term Paper Unity and Isolation in Robert Frost’s Poems Arif Furqan 13/355886/PSA/07634 A MID TERM PAPER SUBMITTED TO ROMANTICISM CLASS FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA INTRODUCTION It will always be interesting to discuss about Robert Frost’s poems. This famous American poet known for his rural setting poem might be one of the most noticeable poets in the world‚ writing with the spirit of Romanticism. He is a quintessentially modern poet in

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    The poem “Oh No”‚ written by Robert Creely has gained much controversy. The question that arises while reading is what location the author is referring to. What comes to mind is a human’s experience of life after death. Creely describes a wonderful place that people want to end up once their lives come to an end. Through Creely’s explanation about this final destination‚ we are able to infer that he is writing about heaven. The first two lines are “If you wander far enough you will come to it.”

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    The Influence of Solitude Robert Frost’s poems‚ Desert Places and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening are about similar settings in nature. The setting in each poem is a cold night with nothing surrounding the speakers but nature. Through the use of basic stanzas and simplistic diction‚ Frost is able to reveal more than the just the characteristics of nature By comparing each speaker to their surrounding Frost is able to express a sense of solitude within the natural environment as well as within

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    “Dawn on the Sabbaths” Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays” is a narrative poem that details a father’s tireless efforts at providing for his family with little regard for himself. Hayden is somewhat illusory in his depiction. This leaves one inferring as to what the real denotation of this poem entails. After closer examination‚ one’s insight of “Those Winter Sundays” comes into focus‚ though‚ and the genuine meaning is made mindful. The core of this poem lies in the fact that Hayden comes to

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    poet’s point of view in this poem is his belief that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man who he is. From the tone of this poem‚ he has an inspiring and thoughtful mood. "I shall be telling this with a sigh‚ somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I took the one less traveled by‚" in this passage‚ Robert Frost shows an inspiring mood. Taking a road that was not much traveled by‚ he gives the readers a sense of inspiration as to make your own choices and do what

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    that Marshal Herrick is “somewhat shamefaced” upon entering the Proctor household. When chaining Elizabeth‚ he explains to John‚ “The law binds me‚ John‚ I cannot budge.” Clearly‚ he is a man uncomfortable with his assigned duty. Yet‚ he still performs the act out of respect for the chain of command. Is this the right thing to do? Is it more important to follow orders or to follow your own sense of right and wrong? Explain your answer with examples. In my personal opinion Marshal Herrick should have

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    “The Hound” In Robert Francis’ poem “The Hound‚” the writer creates a sense of fear by comparing how mysterious and unpredictable dogs are to life using an extended metaphor to show life as uncertain and one has to wait to see what it brings at them. In lines 1-5‚ the writer states: “Life the hound/Equivocal/Comes at a bound/Either to rend me/Or to befriend me.” The speaker compares the habits of a hound to life to show even though they are not alike‚ they are similar in the way of not

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