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Jun 26, 2017 · 1. ‘ Mending Wall ’. One of Frost’s most famous poems, ‘Mending Wall’ is about the human race’s primitive urge to ‘mark its territory’ and our fondness for setting clear boundaries for our houses and gardens.
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Robert Frost, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" from New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes.
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- The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ is about the choices and opportunities in life. The poem highlights the sensation of regret that accompanies all the roads that a person doesn’t take.
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Robert Frost penned this poem, ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ in 1922, subsequently published with his long poem, ‘New Hampshire.’
- Birches. ‘Birches’ is one of the most famous, admired, and thoughtful Robert Frost poems. The poem profoundly describes something simple, an ordinary incident, in elevated terms.
- The Freedom of the Moon. ‘The Freedom of the Moon’ by Robert Frost is a poem about humanity’s freedom. It uses beautiful figurative language to define the human experience.
Poem Name. A Boundless Moment. A Brook In The City. A Cabin In The Clearing. A Cliff Dwelling. A Considerable Speck. A Dream Pang. A Fountain, a Bottle, a Donkey's Ears, and Some Books. A Girl's Garden.
- The Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. “The Road Not Taken” is by far the best known of Frost’s poems, so much so that it’s become a cliché.
- Mending Wall. He will not go beyond his father’s saying, And he likes having thought of it so well. He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.” ADVERTISEMENT.
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here. To watch his woods fill up with snow.
- Birches. When I see birches bend to left and right. Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy’s been swinging them. “Birches” takes a look at how birch tree branches get bent in a blank-verse meditation on the fun of swinging from trees, and how they get bent in a storm.
Robert Frost. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, but his family moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1884 following his father’s death. The move was actually a return, for Frost’s ancestors were originally New Englanders, and Frost became famous for his poetry’s engagement with New England locales, identities, and themes.
Fire and Ice. By Robert Frost. Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire. I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate. To say that for destruction ice.
