FROST
Most of his poems deals with the life and the atmosphere of rural new England. He uses the
traditional verse forms but Frost is not a traditional poet at all. He uses the language of everyday
life to create deep and psychologically complex poems. One of the most important theme is nature
and the humble aspects of every-day life.
Most of his poems are written in blank verse and his language is clear and conversational. He
doesn’t use any type of experimental language or forms of the modernist poets.
By using a simple language, he creates a connection with his readers so that the readers can
understand immediately his poetry (without any mediation) .
The road not taken
this poem is one of the most famous poems in English. It was written in 1916 and it is part of the
collection of 28 poems called Mountain Interval. In this poem, he represents a typical moment in
human life when ma has to take decision, and when he has to choose between an easy way and a
difficult way to reach his goal. The poet remembers a moment in which he stood (stare) in front of
two roads and he decided to take the second road because it appeared to be less frequented. The
poem did not want to come back to the crossroad again, and he knew that his decision will
influence his entire life.
These poem has four stanzas each one with five verse. The rhymes scheme is ABBAAB. The
poem is set in a wood and maybe it’s autumn the street are yellow because they are covered by
leaves and the grass. The setting is rural and Frost uses simple and humble style to speak about
universal themes.
