Robert Frost (1874-1973) was born in California and, when he was eleven, his dad died. After that, the family moved to the area of New England where he wrote most of his poetry. He is a well-known American voice and his work was well appreciated. He won the Pulitzer prize for poetry four times and, in 1960, he won the Congressional Gold Medal. In addition to being decorated as a poet, his poems are beloved for their simple but universal ideas which appeal to many. Three of these universal ideas include decision-making, imagination, and the beauty of the woods. In his famous, “The Road Not Taken,†Frost wrote simply about life’s decisions, comparing hiking or riding on various paths with the decisions one makes in life. This is a universal
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” - John Muir. Nature is unpredictable and you never know what you’ll see when you are exploring it. Robert Frost used nature as something to help him describe his feelings in his poems, and showed how much nature can affect someone. Creative writers when surrounded by nature can make something worth reading about it. Frost just so happened to be one of those creative writers and that made him a great success.
When his father died in 1885 he moved to Massachusetts with his mom and sister. He spent his whole life in the Massachusetts area. “Frost attended high school in that state, and then Dartmouth College, but remained less than one semester” (Michalowski). “At the age of thirty-eight, Frost decided to move his family to England. While in England his first book, A Boy’s Will, was published in 1913. A few years later he returned to America where his second book, North of Boston, was published.” (Michalowski) “Massachusetts and other New England areas were the setting for the majority of Frost’s poetry. The nature in the New England area played a big role in his life and influenced his poetry a lot.” (Sweeny and Lindroth 7)
Robert Frost major theme incorporated in his work making life choices. For example, Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" the persona walking along and coming to a point where he must decide on which two paths to take: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/ And sorry I could not travel both/ And be one traveler, long I stood" (Frost 1-3). This evidence proves the persona is not sure which path to take, but he knows he will soon have to make a decision. Also, which path he take may determine ways that will change his life forever: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--/ I took the one less travelled by,/ And that has made all the difference. (Frost 18-20). The persona has chosen the one path to travel, he knows years from now his one
Robert Frost was a profound American poet who remains influential to this day. His versatility of theme, and his ability to relate to the human condition makes his work timeless. His simplistic writing style has made him accessible to generations of students. Much of his writing was motivated by the many tragedies he endured beginning with the death of his father and including the deaths of of his own children and his wife who died of cancer.
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. He spent the first 11 years of his life there, until his journalist father, William Prescott Frost Jr., died of tuberculosis. Following his father's passing, Frost moved with his mother and sister, Jeanie, to the town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. They moved in with his grandparents, and Frost attended Lawrence High School, where he met his future love and wife, Elinor White, who was his co-valedictorian when they graduated in 1892.
Have you ever pondered what life would look like through someone else's eyes? Robert Frost allows you to experience his view of life in New England. Although if you ever to claim this to his face he would disagree. Mr. Frost claimed that his poems were diverse and relatable to people all around the world. Although this may or may not be true, I shall let you decide.
Robert Frost is a very popular and well-known poet. He was lived from March 26, 1874 to January 29, 1963. He is highly known for using rural settings to analyze and critique highly complicated philosophical, and at times, even social themes. He is one of the most critically respected, popular, and influential poets of all time. He expresses his feelings and philosophies through his works. Frost has very strong opinion when it comes to things such as nature and war.
Robert Frost (March 26, 1874-January 29, 1963) was a educator and one of the most famous poets. When he was in high school he gained interests in reading and writing poetry. He then pursued his interests by moving to England after studying at Harvard University. It was in England, where he met many influential poets that became the basis of his poems. After he returned to the United States, he started getting attention for his poems and later won four noble Pulitzer prizes.
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. He lived there for 12 years with his mother, Isabelle Moodie, and his father William Prescott Frost Jr., who died of tuberculosis when Robert was only 12. His mother then moved him and his sister, Jeanie, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. Frost met his wife, Elinor White, at Lawrence High School when they were the co- Valedictorian’s of their class. After they married they moved to a farm in New Hampshire which was the setting of many of his poems.They then had 6 children, two of which died shortly after birth and two had mental illnesses. Having had so many traumatizing events within his family life, his writing was greatly influenced. After the death of two of his children his poems started getting a much deeper meaning. A good example of this would be “Home Burial” which is
A man so widely known that he was chosen to speak at President Kennedy's inauguration, Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, shortly after the Transcendental movement in America (Robert Frost). Frost is considered as one of the best known poets in American history, having won many awards such as the Pulitzer Prize for his amazing works of poetry. Frost’s works formed as a bridge between 19th and 20th century poetry (Robert Frost). He is well known for using a distinct form of rhythm and using a New England dialect in his poems. The career for one of the most famous poet almost did not start at all, Frost’s writings were at first shot down, as a result of this, he traveled to England and became a huge success. After his success in England he returned to the United States and became a huge success in America as well. (Robert Frost) Frost was known as a poet who had many different influences in his work. One of these influences was Transcendentalism.
Everyone has morals in life. Weather learned from nature, family, or past experiences. Robert Frost is well known for using different themes to teach morals in his poems. He uses imagery, emotions, different views, symbolism, and ever nature, to help create an image in one’s mind. The morals that these different types of themes create will make the reader face decisions and consequences as if they were in the poem themselves. His morals can be found in the poems, “The Road Not Taken,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” “Out, Out,” and “Acquainted with the Night.” Robert Frost’s poetry uses different themes to create morals which readers will use in daily life. “He is fairly taciturn about what happens to us after death, partly because he finds so
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was always published in England before it was published in the united states of America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. Robert frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco California. Robert spent most of his life in San Francisco until his father who was also a journalist had past away due to tuberculosis. Since his father had past away robert moved to Lawrence,Massachusetts with his mother and his sister jeanie. When they moved there Robert went to Lawrence high school and there he had found the love of his life. Elinor white was his love and she was valedictorian when they graduated in 1892. After high school, Frost attended College for a couple of months. He was returning home to work a slew of unfulfilling jobs. In 1894, he had his first poem, "My Butterfly: an Elegy," published in The Independent, a weekly literary journal based in New York City.
Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco. When his father died, he moved to Massachusetts with his family to be closer to his grandparents. He loved to stay active through sports and activities such as trapping animals and climbing trees. He married his co- valedictorian, Elinor Miriam White, in 1895. He dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard in his lifetime. Robert and Elinor settled on a farm in Massachusetts which his grandfather bought him, and it was one of the many farms on which he would live in throughout his life. Frost spend the next 9 years writing poetry while poultry farming. When poultry farming didn’t work out, he went back to teaching English. He moved to England in 1912 and became friends with many people who were also in the writing business. After moving back to America in 1915, Frost bought a farm in New Hampshire and began reading his poems aloud at public
Robert Frost is perhaps one of America's best poets of his generation. His vivid images of nature capture the minds of readers. His poems appear to be simple, but if you look into them there is a lot of insight. Robert Frost spoke at John F. Kennedy's inauguration. He is the only poet to have had the opportunity to speak at a presidential inauguration. Through his poetry people learn that Robert Frost is a complicated and intellectual man who has a place in many American hearts. (Richards P.10)
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. His first eleven years of his life was spent in San Francisco, until his father had passed away. After his dad died Robert, his mom, and his sister moved to Massachusetts. When he was living there he went to Lawrence High School. Him going to this school is important because it’s where he met his wife, Elinor White. He did move graduate high school and moved on to Dartmouth College for many months. He eventually returned home and had many jobs that he disliked because his poetry wasn’t really being put out there to get him noticed. His first official poem was published in New York City and it was called “My Butterfly: an Elegy.” Success surrounded his first official poem and it gave him the courage to ask Elinor to marry him, but she had turned him down the first time because she wanted to finish her education first. After, he left to Virginia and came right back to propose to her again and this time she said yes because she had already been done with school. Later they both moved on and started their family. His life always showed how being noticed even once can change your life completely. Robert was an unknown poet until the journal and with that he got chances like being at a president’s inauguration and becoming a great influence in American literature.