People say that Whitman, Wordsworth, William Carlos Williams and the Beats in their
respective generations moved poetry toward a more natural language. But Frost moved it a little
farther. Many literary people agree that Robert Frost wrote some of the best poems that humanity
has ever seen and the two most noticeable poems in his life have to be “Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening” and “The Road Not Take.” People who have read these two artworks would
argue that both of these poems have different setting, different symbols or different plot but both
have a similarity in author’s motivations. The two dramatic poems both portray the weighing
choices in life one has to make. In both poems the author creates a scenario where he
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But at the end of the poem, the author says, “And that has made all
the difference.” (16 ?). This quote tells us that the author is proud of the decision that he has took
and the reader could almost see his fulfillment.
In most of the Frost’s poems, there is some human touch, whether significant or minute.
He portrays a typical human reaction when he says, “Oh I kept the first for another day!” but
later he acknowledges by saying that he “I doubted if I should ever come back.” (13-15)When
the author mentions the “less traveled” road, the reader could say that he has taken a tougher
path. This decision that he has taken symbolizes the rebelliousness that the author has in him. He
did not confirm to the values of society but instead he chose an unpopular choice. This could
very well be the Robert Frost’s life. Many people could come to an agreement that being a writer
on a professional level is not really a lucrative trade. His decision during that time could be a less
popular choice in the general public.
Van fucking Halen. In “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” the author has to
choose between isolation and social obligation. He still has to make probably the