Name -maru janak Paper- 10 American Literature

1. Name: Maru Janak j
Roll no: 20
Paper Name: The American Literature
Email ID: marujanak17@gmail.com
Submitted to : Department of English
Theme Of Robert Frost’s Poetry

2. Introduction
• 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.

3. His Poetry
Stopping by woods
Fire and Ice
The Gift Outright
Design
Mending wall
Home Burial

4. Some important Theme of frost’s poetry
 Barrier is the predominant theme
 Theme of human limitation
 Theme of extinction or death
 Theme of love
 Theme of affirmation Man’s
Isolation

5. Barrier is the predominant theme
• A concern with barrier is the
predominant theme in Frost’s
poetry.
• Man is always erecting and
trying to bring down barriers--
between man and
environment, between man
and man.
• In a larger context ,the theme
is about the effect of
emotional and physical
barriers.

6. Theme of human limitation
• Practically all of Frost’s poems depict
the theme of human limitation. The
universe seems chaotic and horrific
because man’s limited faculties cannot
comprehend its meaning. Walls,
physical and real, mental and invisible,
separate man from Nature.
• “Neither Out Far Nor In Deep” shows
man’s limitation concerning the
mysterious universe. “Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening” conveys
the sense of an impenetrable and
indefinite universe. The poem has a
sad, melancholy or calm tone.

7. Theme of extinction or death
• Theme of extinction or death also runs through the
major themes of Frost. In many a poem he writes of
“sleep” which is associated with death.
• “Fire and Ice” is a noteworthy poem on destruction
by excess of desire or hatred. “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening”, “After Apple Picking”, “An Old
Man’s Winter Night”, all these poems have a
reference to death.

8. Theme of love
• Theme of love is central to
Frost’s poems. If there is any
force that can help man meet
the challenges of the universe, it
is love.
• In several of Frost’s poems, the
significance of love between
man and woman, or friendly
love is brought out.
• It is when love breaks down or
fades off that life becomes
unbearable especially for the
women in Frost’s poetry.

9. Theme of affirmation Man’s Isolation
• Theme of affirmation is also
found in some of his poems.
Frost ultimately presents the
need for man to make the most
of his situation.
• Aware of man’s limitations, he
yet desires man to explore and
seek knowledge and truth.
• Man should learn to accept
things and his limitations
cheerfully. He suggests stoical
will and effort in the face of
adversity as in “West Running
Brook”.

10. Conclusion
 The major theme as discussed above are
expressed through various devices and
all the things.
 The symbolic expressing divot in certain
recurring object like stras,snow,woods
serve to bring home to the reader all
the more vividly the position of man in
the universe.