Robert Frost is one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. His style and ideals shaped the world of modern poetry and continue to have a profound effect even today. Many of Frost’s works are dedicated to the ideals of living with oneself, by oneself, while learning the ways of the world. Frost dedicates himself to explaining why the rural setting and life in nature is significant and why it should be acknowledged. In several works presented, Frost will represent both of these ways of life along with a generalized picture of the world. Overall, Frost’s poems convey the messages that the rural world is in need of an experiential knowledge with nature and people just as much as other more urbanized settings.
Frost’s work of “Birches” first shows his ability to simply discuss nature in its purest form. As an author, he is able to give a new life in his description of nature through extremely thorough descriptions and metaphors. “Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells/ Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-” (Frost, Birches) While …show more content…
“I have outwalked the furthest city light.” (Frost, Acquainted with the Night) This particular line resonates with readers as its sole purpose is to make one feel as though they must outwalk the city limits in order to find any type of peace or isolation. This is often one of the difficulties that comes with urban life, as described by Frost. “In a sense, Frost stands at the crossroads of 19th-century American poetry and modernism, for in his verse may be found the culmination of many 19th-century tendencies and traditions as well as parallels to the works of his 20th-century contemporaries.” (The Poetry Foundation) In this way, Frost is able to take different styles and use them to his advantage in the way of
Frost’s work of “Birches” first shows his ability to simply discuss nature in its purest form. As an author, he is able to give a new life in his description of nature through extremely thorough descriptions and metaphors. “Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells/ Shattering and avalanching on the snow crust-” (Frost, Birches) While …show more content…
“I have outwalked the furthest city light.” (Frost, Acquainted with the Night) This particular line resonates with readers as its sole purpose is to make one feel as though they must outwalk the city limits in order to find any type of peace or isolation. This is often one of the difficulties that comes with urban life, as described by Frost. “In a sense, Frost stands at the crossroads of 19th-century American poetry and modernism, for in his verse may be found the culmination of many 19th-century tendencies and traditions as well as parallels to the works of his 20th-century contemporaries.” (The Poetry Foundation) In this way, Frost is able to take different styles and use them to his advantage in the way of