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The central themes of life, death and the Christian myth of The Fall of...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:04:35 PST

The central themes of life, death and the Christian myth of The Fall of Man are interwoven above and beyond everything into the guiding symbolic frame of the poem--the act of apple-picking, which stands for the series of actions, the triumphs and the failures, the joys and sorrows of life. The renunciation of it connotes for the narrator, the beginnings of finality and the semiotic import of the word 'apple' resonates with the myth of the...

How are the themes like life, death and fall of man treated by Frost in...

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 05:09:58 PST

How are the themes like life, death and fall of man treated by Frost in the poem After Apple-Picking through various symbols?

Imagine you are involved in a task that gives you immense...

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 02:54:25 PST

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Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:03:42 PST

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In this very symbolic poem, Frost contemplates his life's achievements...

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 07:18:54 PST

In this very symbolic poem, Frost contemplates his life's achievements and his hard work by using the metaphor of a hard day's work of picking apples and a dreamy sleep afterwards: "For I have had too much Of apple-picking; I am overtired Of the great harvest I myself desired." The poem is densely metaphorical. Frost's life was full of achievement which is symbolized by the hard work of apple picking. He also had a hard life in which many...

What is the theme of the poem "After Apple Picking"?

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 02:29:45 PST

What is the theme of the poem "After Apple Picking"?

The apple picker in this poem seems to be so tired and exhausted after...

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:58:39 PST

The apple picker in this poem seems to be so tired and exhausted after his apple picking that he and we are unable to determine whether he is asleep or awake. The poem is written at the end of the day, and he says "I am done with apple picking now... I am drowsing off." In this dream-like state, he reflects on his task and his life. It is clear that he is so exhausted that he is seeing life in a different way - a way that changes his...

Throw light on the physical and mental condition of the apple picker in...

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:24:08 PST

Throw light on the physical and mental condition of the apple picker in "After Apple-Picking".

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Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:31:02 PST

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My advice to you to best address this writing prompt is this: Think of a...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:26:44 PST

My advice to you to best address this writing prompt is this: Think of a job or profession that you would enjoy the most. You have mentioned dancing or singing, both of which are enjoyed by those who do them professionally. What kind of satisfaction is gained from either of those acts? Physically, there is a sort of pleasure gained from both creative outlets. Likewise, both acts can be mentally rewarding as they require a degree of skill. Your...

The apple-picker is mentally exhausted. He is on the edge of sleep,...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:23:51 PST

The apple-picker is mentally exhausted. He is on the edge of sleep, but his mind is still very active, and he knows "what form (his) dreaming is about to take". He is physically tired, but his mind is fatigued as well - he has "had too much of apple-picking...(he) is overtired of the great harvest (he) himself desired". His sleep will be troubled, "whatever sleep it is", because his mind cannot find respite. The poem is clearly...

The overriding sense of the physical condition of the apple-picker is...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:56:19 PST

The overriding sense of the physical condition of the apple-picker is one of fatigue. It is the end of the day, and he is dropping off to sleep. He says, "...I am done with apple-picking now...essence of winter sleep is on the night...I am drowsing off". The apple-picker appears to be in that nether-world between sleeping and waking, when the body is relaxing but the mind is still active. He sees the world as somewhat distorted, like...

the apple picker loves his job .Imagine that one is invovled ina task...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 04:16:58 PST

i just want an example about the task and its experinence and its effects like dancing or singing. like the picker enjoys picking apples in the poem After apple picking

What is the physical condition of the apple-picker in Robert Frost's...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 02:13:27 PST

What is the physical condition of the apple-picker in Robert Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking"?

What is the apple-picker's mental condition in Robert Frost's poem...

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 02:09:42 PST

What is the apple-picker's mental condition in Robert Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking"?

The persona of this poem has passed the time of active work and...

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:50:05 PST

The persona of this poem has passed the time of active work and harvesting, and now in the poem we can see that he is reflecting upon his work and the harvest. The speaker also seems to be drifting in and out of sleep and dreaming, which imbues this poem with a richly symbolic (one might argue allegorical) meaning, touching on the themes of hard work, success and satisfaction, or perhaps life and death. "The great harvest" that was once...

What does the apple picker do in Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking"?

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 03:34:40 PST

What does the apple picker do in Frost's poem "After Apple-Picking"?

The poem "After Apple Picking" by Robet Frost contains many hints that...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:03:31 PST

The poem "After Apple Picking" by Robet Frost contains many hints that the apple harvest is not yet completed. Here are three to get you started... The first lines state: My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree Toward heaven still This suggests that apple picking is going on by the use of the word "still", as if to say there are more apples to be collected. Then, the speaker of the poem states: And there's a barrel that I...

Give any 3 examples to suggest that apple picking is not yet over in...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:59:08 PST

Give any 3 examples to suggest that apple picking is not yet over in Frost's poem.

In the beginning he is just finishing up his apple picking. He says...

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:13:14 PST

In the beginning he is just finishing up his apple picking. He says that he may have left a few in the tree, and the barrel isn't quite full, but he is finished. And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. 5 But I am done with apple-picking now. Then he picked up a sheet of ice that had formed on the water trough and dropped it. Looking...