Study English 24

Robert Frost is one of the greatest poets of America in 19 th century. To American and English readers, Frost is already a classic. He was born in March 26, 1874. Frost loved the earth and its ways. He had his roots deep in the rocky Vermont countryside. He has a deep love for natural things, for things of field and pasture, for birds, flower, weed and tree. So Robert Frost is called poet of nature . However his response to nature is entirely realistic. Nature is neither a source of romantic feelings and sentiments for him nor a symbol of evil it is in some of Hardy’s poems and Novels. There is no ‘nature mysticism’ in Frost. Frost is a ‘naturalistic’ poet. His central subject is humanity. Frost had three special qualities. He was a humanist. He was a learned man, well versed in literature, history and philosophy and he was a vigorous and patriotic individualist. In addition to that, his work shows a deep-rooted delight in nature. Frost is a metaphysical poet in the traditi...