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Robert Frost Manipulates The Image Of Birches

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Robert Frost manipulates the image of birches in order to describe the happiness of childhood and a persons increasing hardships of life. First, Frost starts off with a delighted tone and describes “sunny winter mornings” which give a sense of euphoria and adds to the innocence of childhood by using onomatopoeia like “click” and “swish” that also describe the happiness and playfulness in the air (7-39). But soon there is more ominous imagery like “broken glass” and phrases like “ the inner dome of heaven had fallen” which can be related back to how childhood is much easier and as a person grows up the burden on them grows larger (12-13). Then, Frost uses a combination of personification and sight words to explain the hardships that come throughout
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