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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...

Evaluation of William Wordsworth as a poet of nature and man. William Wordsworth's view about poet's and poetry. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of the greatest British Romantic poet as well as a poet of Nature. He is a high-priest of nature and worshipper of Nature. His love of Nature is perhaps truer, more sinciere and more loving than that of any other English poet. He had a complete philosophy of nature. He believed that there is a devine spirit pervading all the objects of nature. This belief finds a complete expression in his nature poem Tinturn Abbey. According to him, Nature removes the depression and agony of human mind.   William Wordsworth feels that the beauty of nature is not only the pleasure to present but also will give pleasure in future. The poet regards nature as the best mother, best nurse of man and a great moral teacher. William Wordsworth believes that there is a spiritual relation between man and nature. Nature deeply influenc...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could, To where it bent in the undergrowth. -Robert Frost from ''The Road Not Taken'' Robert Frost (1874-1963) was the leading modern American poet of nature and rural life. He found beauty and meaning in commonplace objects, such as a drooping birch tree and an old stone wall, and drew universal significance from the experiences of a farmer or a country boy. Most of his poems have a New England setting and deal with the theme of man's relationship to nature. The influence of nature in Robert Frost's works creates a palette to paint a picture filled with symbolism for the reader to interpret. In the analysis of Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken , Tree At My Window , Two Trumps In The Mud Time and Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening we can pick out specific examples to illustrate Frost...