The Competition between the Two Poems of Robert Frost

Introduction

The American Poet Robert Lee Frost born in America, California, San Francisco. His mother was from Scotland, but she moved to America in early days, and father came from Nicholas Frost of Tiverton, England, who came by ship to New Hampshire in the year 1634. children (Lake, 26-36). As a profession, his father taught in school and edited in San Francisco is evening NEWS. His father died 1885 after that they moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts with the support of Robert's grandfather William, Sr., who was a supervisor at a New Mill England. Frost grew up in the wilds of post-gold rush San Francisco, but his poetry was grounded in his late adolescence and adult life in New England. F. often wrote poetry for his children, and although he was not expressly a poet for children, several famous collections in which we are comparing two of this classic piece of art in the world of poetry.

Discussion and Approaches

The American poet, Robert Frost in his poems “The Road Not taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, depicted the dilemma faced by the travelers on their course of life. These two poems present the indecision, which the narrator has to face while choosing the right path to follow. In, “The Road Not taken” the narrator goes against the conventions and chooses the unconventional approach by opting for the less traveled path. The yearning to live a peaceful and uncomplicated life is presented in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”; however, the realization of social obligation makes the traveler continue his journey (Knapp, 25-98).

Thus, both the poems are comparable as they both deal with human nature. They also both deal with some level of remorse. In "The Road Not Taken”, it is clear that the speaker regrets not taking a certain path. "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" shows some regret about not appreciating the small things in life. Both of these poems by Robert Frost give some advice about how people should live their life. They are different in the situations that they deal with. "The Road Not Taken" focuses on coming to a crossroads in life and how to choose the best option for you. "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening," tell us that we should slow down and learn to appreciate little things every day (Vail, Pp 123-156).

Significance

In his poetry Frost theme repeatedly discussed his homeland. Many of his poems are nature poems in which the landscape of New England is described. Frost developed his own theory of poetry in which the metaphor of play as the basis of strict time signatures and the mixture of natural speech rhythms of the English language a central role. For four of his books of poetry Frost received the Pulitzer Prize. He ranks among the greatest poets of the 20th Century. It shows some parallels to Emily Dickinson.

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