Characteristics of the poetry of Robert Frost

1. Topic :- Characteristics of the poetry of
Robert Frost
Name :- Hetal Dabhi
Semester :-3
Paper name :- 10 (The American Literature)
Year :- 2018-20
submitted to :- S. B Gardi Department of English,
MKBU.

2. ❑ About Poet
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet
His work was initially published in England
before it was published in America.
He is highly regarded for his realistic
depictions of rural life and his command of
American colloquial speech.
Frost was honored frequently during his
lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for
Poetry.

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• Frost is a realist in the sense that he
sees life steadily.
• In 'stopping by woods’ on a snowy
evening' the best known poems of the
twentieth century,reminds every reader
of hid purpose, promises and obligations.
• It expresses the conflict felt by everyone.

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Characteristics of Robert
Frost's Poetry
• Clarity and Simplicity
• Realism
• His Philosophy
• Dramatic Quality
• Metaphysical Elements
• Lyrical Quality

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Clarity and Simplicity
• Simplicity is the style of man is suitable
for Frost.
• His poems are so simple that an
ordinary reading can understand the
impulse and meaning.
• Precisely his poetry is clear and specific.
• He doesn't give any room for ambiguity.

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His Philosophy
• Robert Frost has a balanced philosophy of life.
• He is neither a pessimist to see darkness all around nor
an optimistic fool who fails to understand the practical and
realistic sense of life and nature.
• Though sometimes he is frightened by nature yet he
enjoys it his fill.
• About social life also he remains a practical thinker who
bases every experience on some or the other cause.

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Lyrical Quality
• In many of his best-known poems, Robert Frost employs the
oldest of old ways to be new, namely the lyric form.
• The essential feature of a lyric is its musicality, and alyric
achieves its musical effects by traditional techniques of meter,
rhyme, and stanzaic patterns.
• Much of Robert Frost's reputation is based on such lyrics as
‘Stopping By Woods' and ‘The Road Not Taken.’