Robert Frost Journey
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Like all artistic expressions, poetry finds it origins in the experiences of its creator. Therefore when a poet speaks in the first person ‘I’ it is possible that they intend to reveal something about themselves. Robert frost got his inspiration to conduct poems from the 20th century which the romonatisicims were in; these people who favoured individualism, respect for the natural world, idealism, physical and emotional passion, these ideas are seen throughout his poems as he discusses universal human experiences. They have effectively helped shape my point of view, perspectives and insights of how Robert frost portrays his personal life metaphorically into his poems into his poems. “The Road Not Taken” and “Fire and Ice”; both these poems display simple titles although metaphorically they represent so much more. Robert Frost explains universal human experiences, creating the context of the poem so the reader becomes enlightened and is made to feel the experiences that Robert Frost himself conquered and overcame. These issues can be expressed through the themes of choice, destruction and courage.
The first theme that Robert Frost depicts in his poems is choice. In life and during human experiences choice can play an enormous part depending on the situation displayed at the time. In the poem “The Road not Taken” Robert Frost metaphorically displays choice using the diversion of two roads. Robert Frost sets a sad tone to the poem shown by the word “sorry”. The quote ‘long I stood’ shows that the traveller is pondering and trying to make a decision, the use of repetition of ‘and’ in stanza 1 indicates his indecisiveness and his illation. In stanza three the line “yet knowing how way leads on to way”, recognises he may have many choices such as this; repetition of the long ‘ay’ sound slows the pace of the poem and shows the passage of time. The words ‘two’ and ‘to’ at the beginning and the end of the poem sets a sense of exploration and curiosity to the reader making...
The first theme that Robert Frost depicts in his poems is choice. In life and during human experiences choice can play an enormous part depending on the situation displayed at the time. In the poem “The Road not Taken” Robert Frost metaphorically displays choice using the diversion of two roads. Robert Frost sets a sad tone to the poem shown by the word “sorry”. The quote ‘long I stood’ shows that the traveller is pondering and trying to make a decision, the use of repetition of ‘and’ in stanza 1 indicates his indecisiveness and his illation. In stanza three the line “yet knowing how way leads on to way”, recognises he may have many choices such as this; repetition of the long ‘ay’ sound slows the pace of the poem and shows the passage of time. The words ‘two’ and ‘to’ at the beginning and the end of the poem sets a sense of exploration and curiosity to the reader making...