Robert Frost



Robert Frost

Robert Frost has written numerous poems in his lifetime. Of those poems there are two that standout in the subject of imagery and horror. These two poems are Design and House Fear. Some critics have mentioned that in these poems Robert Frost s poetry is full of imagery. Frost fills the poem with brilliant images and then lets the reader in on the story that is suddenly taking shape. Frost s poetry makes the reader think of numerous questions and leaves questions open for the reader to think about. The comparison of these two poem s are unique in such ways. Design and House Fear are two poems that tell of unique images of the surroundings that are suddenly pulled in to a plot full of uncertainty and dread. Design is a poem by Frost set in a unique split perspective of pleasant and dreadful images. Frost uses images and ambiguity to suggest many different meanings. Frost achieves utter horror in this poem, which many consider his most terrifying poem, by mixing pleasant images with disgusting ones. The fat spider is dimpled and white like a baby(Frost Design 1). Dead wings become a paper kite (Frost Design 8). Death and blight are easily mixed ready to begin the morning right, as in a breakfast ad(Frost Design 4,5). A sense of abnormality passes through the entire poem. Imagery is twisted into innocence and evil, chance and design. The flower, ironically called the heal-all, is usually blue, but this one is white. The spider is at a height where it would not normally be found. Moths are usually attracted by light, but this one has been steered (Frost Design 12) to its death in the night. Images in this poem are told in vivid detail much like House Fear. The ...