But from sheer morning gladness at the brim. The mower in the dew had loved them thus, By leaving them to flourish, not for us, Nor yet to draw one thought of ours to him. The butterfly fits naturally into the setting but also as in a traditional fable takes the form of a helpful creature who points the human being in the right direction.ġ1 The Tuft of Flowers A leaping tongue of bloom the scythe had sparedīeside a reedy brook the scythe had bared. The butterfly is a personified figure- leads the speaker to the flowers. I thought of questions that have no reply, And would have turned to toss the grass to dry But he turned first, and led my eye to look At a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook, “round”, “round”, “withering”. And then he flew as far as eye could see, And then on tremulous wing came back to me. And once I marked his flight go round and round, As where some flower lay withering on the ground. Some resting flower of yesterday's delight. Perhaps the speaker is aware of the isolation of the natural world as well as the human worldġ0 The Tuft of Flowers Seeking with memories grown dim o'er night At first it seems to the speaker that isolation is the natural condition of human beings The word “but” signal a change of directions. But he had gone his way, the grass all mown, And I must be, as he had been,-alone, `As all must be,' I said within my heart, ` Whether they work together or apart.' But as I said it, swift there passed me by On noiseless wing a 'wildered butterfly, Takes a simple situation and he allows natural images to create atmosphere and symbolize human experience. I looked for him behind an isle of trees I listened for his whetstone on the breeze.
The dew was gone that made his blade so keen Before I came to view the levelled scene. It can enlighten human feelings and situations.ĩ The tuft of flowers I went to turn the grass once after one
Nature seems to teach the poet an important lesson about human beings and their relationships with one another- nature is a text that can be read in many ways. Frost said this poem is “about fellowship’ and is typical of his personal and confessional style. The poems were praised for their “simplicity” but Frost replied “if they are (simple) they are subtle too”. Uses traditional meters and rhythms Language of poems is accessible and memorable Poems can often read metaphorically Said that “poetry begins in delight and ends in wisdom”.Ĩ The Tuft of flowers Written in 1913 from his collection A Boy’s Will, the set of poems that made Frost famous at the age of 39 years old. Uses traditional meters and rhymes Poems can be read metaphorically Poems are vividly described both in terms of their imagery and symbolismħ Five headings Writes about Nature, but not merely for its own sake These are words that describe the beautiful poems we will be studying of Frosts.ĥ Themes Nature Artistic creation and power of the imaginationĪn awareness of the darker side of life Life/Experience Isolation and Loneliness The transience of life DeathĦ Style Language is simple and accessible However the leaves trees, grass, woods and spring pools may seem simple at first glance, but beware Frosts poetry marks a far deeper level of complexity.Ĥ General Points Nearly all of Frosts poems on the course are open to metaphorical readings Frost had a difficult life and although his poems may seem uplifting at first glance, it is possible to see an awareness of life’s darker aspects in his work “A momentary stay against the confusion” of life- Robert Frost. The notion of the cycle of nature is a reoccurring theme of Frosts. He succeeded in creating poetry that fused everyday speech with formal poetic techniques. He made these sounds more powerful by placing them in tension with more traditional rhythms and rhymes.
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His life and his work, are culturally seen as real American: Hard working, Independent, Full of Down to Earth common sense.ģ General points Fascinated with sound and what he called the “noise” of words. Known in New England as a typical Yankee, a man whom the hard work of farming was a true inspiration. This mean that language in poetry should reproduce the exact tone of meaning in human speech. Developed a theory of poetic language which he termed the “sound of sense”. 2 Background Frost was a contemporary of many of the great poets of the twentieth century but his work differs from theirs in many aspects.
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