The Poetry of Frost (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Frost
- First Published: 1913
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, New England
Critical Evaluation:
They would not find me changed from
him they knew—
Only more sure of all I thought was
true.
In a sense this early prediction by Robert Frost is an accurate description of the course of his writing career: Frost’s poetry has not changed; it has simply grown stronger. The dominant characteristics of his work—his impeccable ear for the rhythms of speech; his realistic handling of nature that transcends the ordinary “love” we ascribe to poets of the outdoors; his revelation of human character by means of...
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