Frost's simple style is deceptive
‘’Frost’s simple style is deceptive and a thoughtful reader will see layers of meaning in his poetry.’’
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was a pastoral Rural American poet who portrays a benevolent side to New England in the US. Robert Frost was not fond of the fashion of the time. Instead, he adopted the persona of the New England farmer inspired by natural events. This deceptive but realistic poet had quite an individualistic style in comparison to any other poet, his poetry is written in the everyday, vernacular colloquial language in order to bring across the message he wants his audience to receive. ‘’our literature has to come down sooner or later to the talk of everyday life’’. Frost was predominantly coherent with his language use in comparison to many poets, but what you read, may not be what you thought it was initially, hence the deception in his poetry. It is a matter of deciphering the poems to understand the real and actual message, of life.
‘’Poetry is what gets lost in translation’’
The style of his writing is very simplistic, using the colloquial language, ‘’I went to turn the grass once’’. Frost wrote his poetry in a conversational tone using natural speech patterns, with aspects in it recognizable as New England in their form and phrasing and a sense of the everyday normality, ‘’Call it a day’’. His poetry was also very natural in its wording, using words that most people can understand and that make his poetry seem practical and ordinary. There is nothing complicated about the structure of Frost's poems; they seem to be translations of everyday events into poetry. Instead of using elaborate phrasings in the lines, his poems speak in a natural, easily comprehensible manner.
A reflection of the poet’s life in New England is evident in his poetry. He wrote of woods, birds, and other parts of a simple life in New England. His works, however, are not only applicable to New England because they can be seen as universal interpretations of common
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was a pastoral Rural American poet who portrays a benevolent side to New England in the US. Robert Frost was not fond of the fashion of the time. Instead, he adopted the persona of the New England farmer inspired by natural events. This deceptive but realistic poet had quite an individualistic style in comparison to any other poet, his poetry is written in the everyday, vernacular colloquial language in order to bring across the message he wants his audience to receive. ‘’our literature has to come down sooner or later to the talk of everyday life’’. Frost was predominantly coherent with his language use in comparison to many poets, but what you read, may not be what you thought it was initially, hence the deception in his poetry. It is a matter of deciphering the poems to understand the real and actual message, of life.
‘’Poetry is what gets lost in translation’’
The style of his writing is very simplistic, using the colloquial language, ‘’I went to turn the grass once’’. Frost wrote his poetry in a conversational tone using natural speech patterns, with aspects in it recognizable as New England in their form and phrasing and a sense of the everyday normality, ‘’Call it a day’’. His poetry was also very natural in its wording, using words that most people can understand and that make his poetry seem practical and ordinary. There is nothing complicated about the structure of Frost's poems; they seem to be translations of everyday events into poetry. Instead of using elaborate phrasings in the lines, his poems speak in a natural, easily comprehensible manner.
A reflection of the poet’s life in New England is evident in his poetry. He wrote of woods, birds, and other parts of a simple life in New England. His works, however, are not only applicable to New England because they can be seen as universal interpretations of common