Robert Frost has always been a favorite of mine. His poems
are sometimes difficult to understand but for the most part it is relatively
simple to see the underlying message. I like his style of writing and the
rhythm of his poems. “Mending Wall” was not one that I enjoyed, it seemed kind
of jumbled to me, like he jumped around from idea to idea. However, my
interpretation of the poem is something to do with the idea that if you put up “walls”
in your life you will be happier due to the fact that he used the phrase “Good
fences make good neighbors” more than once. “The Road Not Taken” is probably my
favorite poem by Frost. It’s very simple to understand with a delightful meaning
and life lesson. He is faced with a decision to be a follower or take a chance
and not go with the crowd. He chooses to take the road less traveled and was
very pleased with his decision. I believe this is something everyone, no matter
how young or old, can learn from and use in life. “Birches” is a little more
difficult to understand but what I got out of it is that he sees the trees bent
by the ice storm but he likes to think it is because of boys swinging on them
as he once did. And when he did he felt like he left the worries and problems
of earth for a short time and was gently let back down. I actually enjoyed this
poem as it is not one that I would usually like. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening” is pretty short and to the point. There isn’t much to it and is pretty
much explained in the title. However, if there must be a deeper meaning I would
say it is that sometimes you just have to stop and enjoy and appreciate what is
around you even if it seems unusual or not exactly beautiful at first sight.
As I read the poem "walls" what mostly came to my mind was the wall could symbolize friendship maybe because he talked about how over time it needs to be repaired and how both neighbors have to want to for it to be there. "Birches" was actually very confusing to me, yet in the poem i noticed alot of opposites, he would say the "ice covered' but also talk about the "shining sun" which stood out to me. I also noticed a good amount of sexual references in it... but that might just be me. I actually enjoyed reading his poetry even though some of it was difficult to understand.
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