FREE ESSAY ON ROBERT FROST

ROBERT FROST

There are probably three things that account for Robert Frost's poetry. In his poems, he
uses familiar subjects, like nature, people doing everyday things and simple language to
express his thought. His poems may be easy to read, but not necessarily easy to
understand. Almost all of Frost's poems are hiding a secret message. He easily can say
two things at the same time. For example, in "The Road Not Taken", Frost talks about
being a traveler, but the hidden message is about decisions in life. In lines 19 and 20,
he expresses that he did the right thing, by choosing to go down the path that made the
difference. 
Also, in "Birches", lines 48-59, it shows that the poem is about being carefree. Frost
wishes he could be like the boy swinging from the birch trees. The poem sets the picture
of a boy swinging from the tree branches, but he really is talking about being carefree.
He says that earth is the right place for love. He says that he doesn't know where he
would like to go better, but he would like to go swinging from the birches.
Another example of symbolic description comes from the poem, "Desert Places"; he talks
about how he will not be scared of the desert places, but of the loneliness. He is scared
of his own loneliness, his own desert places.
Most of Frost's poems are about nature. All three of the mentioned poems are about
nature. In "The Road Not Taken", he talks of the woods and paths to follow (line1). Also,
in "Birches", he talks of the birch tree, and winter mornings (line 7). He also talks
about rain and snow (line8-11). In "Desert Places", he talks of woods and snow covering
the ground (line 1-5).
He shows the relationship between nature and humans. As in "Tree at My Window", the
beginning of the poem shows the intersection between humans and nature (lines 3-12). But
the end suggests there are differences that separate them (lines 13-16). In "Birches", he
talks of the trees and "sunny winter mornings" (line 7). He also talks of the sun's
warmth, and how it melts the snow (line 10-12). 
The poem, "Desert Places", talks of snow falling into a field, and covering the weeds
(line 1-4). It also talks about animals' lairs being smothered in the snow (line 5-6).
Which is ironic considering that deserts are hot, and it does not snow there.
Frost's simple, yet creative language is used in two ways. He can stir up your worst
fears, or provoke a fantasy. The reader can put to terms our own fearful fantasy.
In "Once by the Pacific", he uses a scheme of starting with a storm, but it turns out to
be more than just a storm (line 1-5). It turns out to be mysterious, because something
doesn't like the way the shore is backed by the cliff, or the way the continent backs the
cliff (line 7-9). It even gets more mysterious in the lines that follow; it talks of dark
intent (line 10). It said someone should prepare for rage, because more than ocean water
will be broken (line12).
Frost uses simple word to describe some complicated things. He takes the fears within
himself and distributes them into the environment all around him. The words he uses are
easier to understand than other poets' words are. Reading a poem by Frost is not as
confusing as some poets, but trying to understand the hidden meanings are the most
difficult. Trying to figure out any poem is difficult, but Frost's are unique. 
Bibliography
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--"Desert Places." Literature:Reading Fiction,Poetry,Drama, and the Essay.
Robert DiYanni. Boston:McGraw, 1998. 679.
--"Once by the Pacific."Literature:Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama and the
Essay. Robert DiYanni. Boston:McGraw, 1998. 676.
--"The Road Not Taken." Literature:Reading Fiction,Poetry,Drama,and the
Essay. Robert DiYanni. Boston:McGraw, 1998. 513.
--"Tree at my Window." Literature:Reading Fiction,Poetry,Drama,and the
Essay. Robert DiYanni. Boston:McGraw, 1998. 677.