Robert+Frost*

//Fire and Ice//
- Revolves around the theme of the destructivity of emotions. - When a man's emotions run freely they can destroy him both physically and emotionally and in certain situations even an entire country or civilization. - Referring to an individual as well as an entire population.

//Nothing Gold Can Stay *//
- The poem is a nature poem and revolves around early spring, when the flowers are first starting to bloom. - On the surface it seems as if Frost is simply talking about how when the flowers first bloom they only last for a bit, while the leaves are able to last for months. - When the speaker says "So Eden sank to grief" it is going beyond nature and telling the audience that the change from gold to green is sad. - The next line brings the focus back onto nature but instead of mentioning the seasons, it discusses the change from night and day. - Frost utilizes annual changes, daily changes and mythical changes to highlight a theme of when something great turns out to be lesser than expected.

//Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening//
- The speaker comes across a beautiful scene during his travels, but acknowledges that he can't stay because he still has a certain distance he needs to travel before he can rest. - Four stanzas; for the first three stanzas there is a pattern where the first, second and fourth lines rhyme and the third line rhymes with the next stanza. In the last stanza all lines rhyme. - Very descriptive and paints a clear image of the isolation that the speaker is surrounded by. - The overall tone of the poem is very calm and soothing, similar to how the speaker himself is feeling as he rides through the woods. - The journey through the woods could also symbolize his journey through life. Not only does he literally have miles to travel, but the speaker is also saying he still has a long life ahead of him. - "Sleep" could be a metaphor for death.

//The Road Not Taken//
- The overall message is that in life choices are inevitable and it is impossible to know which is the better road to take unless one has taken it. - Readers are able to relate to the poem and understand what the speaker is feeling, because it is something that each person has to encounter on a daily basis. - When a choice has to be made, there is a large possibility that in the future you will look back and wonder if your choice was a mistake. - Speaker is trying to convince him or herself that the road that he or she has taken is the one less travelled.