Analysis Of Home Burial By Robert Frost

It can be difficult for a persona to understand a different perspective. The 1914 blank verse poem, Home Burial, by Robert Frost explores the death of a child and the consequences of this disturbing event on a mother and father. The poem is set at the burgeoning of WWI in pre-war western society. At its core this text explores the gender stereotypes of its time. The mother and father embody the two differing representations of grief over their child’s death. After a brief introduction, the text consists of mostly dialogue which gives the audience an insight into the emotional rift between two personas and their different experiences in dealing with the emotional consequences of death. The husband questions the emotional response of his wife using a demanding tone, desperate to try and understand the reasons for her longing actions “What is it you see From up there always- for

Just like people, grief comes in different styles based on the distinct personality of each person. Whether it be yelling and crying or locking oneself in a quiet, empty room, each individual must mourn their loss in their own ways in order to move on in life. In “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and Robert Frost’s “Home Burial,” the theme of grief was depicted in two unique ways throughout the piece of literature. The main character, Emily, in “A Rose for Emily” chose to grieve the loss of her father, as well as her companion Homer, through isolation. In the poem, “Home Burial,” Amy and her husband, who was not named, grieve the loss of their son much differently than Emily.

The poem home burial, can be viewed as a tragedy because of the two devastating events that it depicts throughout the poem, one being the sudden death of a child, and the other being the ending or death of a couple's marriage. It becomes evident from the very moment the poem begins, in my opinion, that the reason for the trouble in this couple's relationship is because of the tragic death of their child, as well as the couple's failure to convey their feelings to each other. In other words, the death of their child has led to not only their lack of communication, but also the failing and in a sense death of their marriage. One of the big issues that I noticed between the couple is that because the both of them are dealing with the loss of their

Mr. Frost was born in California in 1874 later moving across the country to Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1885 after his father had passed away. Having grown up in New England from age eleven onwards it greatly influenced his body of work. However, while public fame and recognition came to him in abundance privately, in later years, he suffered a series of heartaches early on losing his father, mother to cancer, only sister who had died in a mental hospital and his daughter committed to an institution as well. Up until his death in 1963 he suffered depression although these experiences of grief, loss and isolation are painted as themes into much of his po-etry in as much as his observations in the everyday life of a New Englander. Skillfully, he poeti-cally opened a window on a humanistic world view.

Imagine spending countless hours attempting to figure out the mundane things of life. If every move required constant meditation it could become tedious and frustrating. Often poets use ambiguity as a tool to cause the reader to think deeper to figure out what they mean. Ambiguity is like hiding the meaning of written words. For instance things happen in life that are difficult to understand often these things hurt and are not understood at the moment. Then years later the situation can be reflected on and the meaning potentially can be easily seen. Often poets make use of ambiguity to move a poem or story forward by leaving a little mystery to be pondered.

In Frosts “Home Burial” the speaker helps illustrate a theme of Language/Communication that challenges their grief in a new way. This couple has some significant correspondence issues. The correspondence issues in "Home Burial" stem somewhat from the distinctive ways that the characters address their despondency. The man appears to have no issue going ahead with his regular daily existence, while the lady is absolutely melancholy. All through the sonnet, you can see the ways that she gets annoyed by his absence of distress, and how he doesn't comprehend, and is disappointed by, her extraordinary pity.

In the poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, by Emily Dickinson and “Home Burial”, by Robert Frost, literary elements are used throughout both poems to get the message the authors are trying to portray. One main important literary element that is used to entice the reader, is symbolism, because it helps the authors describe something without actual describing it. Symbolism is also used because it shows how significant an object is. Characterization is also an important literary technique because it, gives the reader an idea on how the character would act, work, and their values in life. Death is a topic that is used in both poems. Also, every character express their opinion about death differently.

Robert Frost is an iconic poet in American literature today, and is seen as one of the most well known, popular, or respected twentieth century American poets. In his lifetime, Frost received four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry, and the Congressional Gold Medal. However, Robert Frost’s life was not always full of fame and wealth; he had a very difficult life from the very beginning. At age 11, his father died of tuberculosis; fifteen years later, his mother died of cancer. Frost committed his younger sister to a mental hospital, and many years later, committed his own daughter to a mental hospital as well. Both Robert and his wife Elinor suffered from depression throughout their lives, but considering the premature deaths of three of their children and the suicide of another, both maintained sanity very well. (1)

Robert Frost's poem "Home Burial" is an intriguing portrait of a marital relationship that has gone wrong. Though at first glance it may seem that the cause for the couple's trouble is the death of their child, closer reading allows the reader to see that there are other serious, deeper-rooted problems at work. The couples differences in their approach to grieving is only the beginning of their problems.

“Home Burial,” by Robert Frost, demonstrates the distinct differences between man and woman sorrow over their child's death. Through the poem, we can see the ways that Amy gets offended by his lack of grief, and how he doesn't understand, and is frustrated by, her extreme sadness. The mix emotion through both the husband and the wife would almost change their love for each other because of their child death. Amy realizes she can’t handle the fact that her husband has less sympathy about their baby death than she does. “Not you! Oh, where’s my hat? Oh, I don’t need it! I must get out of here. I must get air. I don’t know rightly whether any man can.” (Frost 40). Amy, illustrates how she wants to leave him to go with someone else, even though

Robert Frost's dramatic dialogue poem, "Home Burial," is the story of a short, but important, episode in the marriage of a typical New England farm couple. They are "typical" because their "public" personalities are stoic and unimaginative, and because their lives are set within the stark necessities of northeastern American farm life. Yet, they are also typical in that their emotions are those one might expect of young parents who have abruptly and, to them, inexplicably lost their baby. Although their emotions would not, one presumes, be openly displayed to the community, the poem's reader is privileged to view them personally and intimately through the small window opened by the poet.

One of Robert Frost most notable and emotionally draining poems is the Home Burial. This poem is about how a husband and wife fight after the tragic loss of their baby. In the beginning of the poem, the husband asks “‘what is it you see, From up there always—for I want to know’ ” (Frost 6). After he asked her that question “her face changed from terrified to dull” (Frost 9).

In “Home Burial”, Frost is using the characters in the story as a vehicle to play out the hard times he himself encounters when his children died. The story has an uncanny resemblance to his life during the time when he and his wife were dealing with their son’s death.

Poetry is a literary medium which often resonates with the responder on a personal level, through the subject matter of the poem, and the techniques used to portray this. Robert Frost utilises many techniques to convey his respect for nature, which consequently makes much of his poetry relevant to the everyday person. The poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and “The mending wall” strongly illuminate Frost’s reverence to nature and deal with such matter that allows Frost to speak to ordinary people.

Robert Frost's "Home Burial" is a tragic poem about a young life cut short and the breakdown of a marriage and family. The poem is considered to be greatly inspired and "spurred by the Frosts' loss of their first child to cholera at age 3" (Romano 2). The complex relationship between husband and wife after their child's death is explored in detail and is displayed truthfully. Among many others, the range of emotions exhibited includes grief, isolation, acceptance, and rejection. The differences in the characters emotions and reactions are evident. The husband and wife in Robert Frost's "Home Burial" react to their son's death in stereotypical fashion and interact with each other with difficulty and resistance.