Dignified Portrayal of Common Men’s Issues in Frost’s Poetry

Md. Amir Hossain and S.M. Abu Nayem Sarker
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Md. Amir Hossain: Senior lecturer, Department of English IBAIS University, Bangladesh
S.M. Abu Nayem Sarker: Assistant Research Officer, Uttara University, Bangladesh

English Literature and Language Review, 2016, vol. 2, issue 5, 49-53

Abstract: Poetry is a literary medium which often resonates with the responder on a personal level, through the subject matter of the poem; the techniques are used to portray this study. Robert Frost utilizes many techniques to convey his respect for nature, which consequently makes much of his poetry relevant to the everyday person. His poetry deals with ordinary people, including farmers and workers of his age. Because of his unfeigned interest in and love for rural people, Frost emerged ultimately as a national bard and a poetic sage of America. On the surface, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening†focuses on a seemingly unimportant event of the poet stopping one winter evening, mesmerized by the snow and the wood. However, at a figurative level, the poem goes deeper connecting with the people’s everyday life. The poet portrays the universal images that every man thinks about his life what he has done on earth, or through the ordinary situations. A village farmer couple is the protagonist of the poem through whom the psychology of common people are impacted on his writings. The dilemma of a simple stranger shows the psychological conflicts of the contemporary age as reflected in “The Road Not Taken.†In the poem, “Mending Wall,†the difference of opinion of two neighbors can be interpreted at national or international level. Thus this paper examines very familiar issues of the common people of the poet’s age.

Keywords: Robert frosts; Common people; Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening; The road not taken; Mending wall. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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