... it as having "no light, Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown" (Keats 38). The nightingale's world is dark except for the light "from heaven," from the sky above filtering down through the leaves of the trees in the forest. The world sounds very beautiful with the mossy paths and the light from the stars and the moon coming in slightly which may explain one reason why the speaker wishes to leave his ... own world behind. It is interesting in this stanza to follow the rhyme pattern, as ... ...

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... is always predictable. If Bryant had left blanks for the rhyming words, the reader would have no trouble filling in the correct word. Compare this poem to one of Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems to see just how bad it is. As you might expect, the maid in our poem is a far better person because she dwelt in "untrodden ways." "A Forest Hymn" Bryant, as you can probably see, was much ... overgrown so that one might never notice them. Their lot is different from those buried neatly in kept graveyards, for these artificial settings suggest the separation of the human dead from the living nature. Th...

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... . It is one's past, present and the attitude with which he looks upon his future that determines the shade of the light that he will see the poem in. In any case however, this poem clearly demonstrates Frost's belief that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man who he is. Frost uses a continuous symbol of the two roads throughout the entirety of this poem. These two ... roads symbolize life, and the choices which we must decide on ... gives you a really good image of a forest. You can just picture the road forking, and looking down each path, contemplating the one to choo...

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... create an atmosphere of tranquility mixed with a feeling of mystery throughout the poem. Frost has employed very delicate imagery to create the world of nature in the poem. Throughout the description, Frost hints at the silence that surrounds the woods. He mentions the frozen lake and easy wind, that suggest a calm tranquility that envelopes the forest. Frost also describes the woods as peaceful yet mysterious. He indicates at how they "fill ... up with snow, Frost captures the core essence of the image of the light, dry snow that falls unto the woods. He also describes the sounds of "t...

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... Falls" and Stopping By Woods ." are very vital to the message trying to be conveyed. In Frost's Poem, the setting is a deep dark forest filled with white fluffy snow. The setting shows how beautiful life is, and how we should all take at least one moment to notice it. In Longfellow's poem, the setting is a remote coastline with light brown sand and white waves foaming up against it ... . This setting shows that no matter what happens life will go on, just like the ... sea. Both settings have often been compared to life itself. The deep dark forest that we travel through or the tide that...

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... ferocious and beautiful, dreadful and divine, a balance between fear and admiration - the image of the divinity and hope of man and also the creation of man as an artist. The fire of the tiger's eyes in the dark night forest shows a contrast between light and dark. This image of fire may be a religious symbol of purgatory or purification. The forest represents a mythological, natural landscape of beasts and spirituality and is symbolic ... of the natural cycle of organic growth and decay in the natural world. The reference to the stars or heavens may symbolise the rigid "laws" imposed o...

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... uses both imagery and personification. Frost gives the reader a sense of where the character of the poem is and gives the forest, for example, a human characteristic when he says "As for the wood's excitement over you That sends light rustle rushes to their leaves," as if saying that when the wind caused the leaves to rustle it is the wood's becoming excited over the character's presence. Reading this kind of poem ... is harder than traditional form because since there is no continuous rhyme it's harder to keep an interest in the poem. The one theme that Frost ... stuck with in all of ...

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... known for its beautiful landscape and foliage, although they aren't depicted in the greatest light in "Desert Places". Frost enables the poem to come to life through the use of elemental poetry, such as imagery, theme, and tone. The sense of solitude is first formed in the beginning stanza. The snow falling and night falling at the same time give the idea that there is not much more to look forward to ... actually has, but is dwindling soon to be covered completely in despair. In stanza two, there is an observation of the wintry rituals of nature. The field, covered in snow, disrupts th...

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... their cautiousness. "What He Said to His Enemies" is the next poem I examined. The thoughts behind the words of this poem are ones of being hunted. The chase is likely meant to be perceived as a long one. This is shown in here: He could hear them off in the forest, Massive branches breaking. (1-2) At night he watched The streetlamp's light (12-13) This signifies someone or something being followed or ... stalked for a long period of time. Later on the poem intensifies into the thoughts of the prey and the narrator eventually questions his enemy's intelligence as shown here: You are ... ...

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... abbey is never mentioned in the poem, the idea of an abbey, a place hallowed to the spirit, permeates the scene, as though the forest and the fields were themselves the speaker's abbey. On his return to the location five years later, the speaker can sense the presence of something far more subtle, powerful, and fundamental in the light of the setting sun, the ocean, the air itself, and even in the mind of man. To the speaker the energy seems "a motion and ... a spirit that impels/ All thinking thoughts / And rolls through all things" This statement links the ... ...

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... Evening". While a rider sleighs home one evening, he is tempted by the darkness of the woods, and Frost suggests that perhaps a mysterious evil lurks in the forest. Although he never states this outright in the poem, the contrast between the warm light of the village and the cold blackness of the woods definitely alludes to nature's mystery. The pensive, unhurried mood of the poem is reflected with a calm rich imagery that creates a vivid mental picture ... . The simple words and rhyme scheme of the poem let it flow easily, which adds to the tranquility of the poem. The first stanza of t...

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... Evening". While a rider sleighs home one evening, he is tempted by the darkness of the woods, and Frost suggests that perhaps a mysterious evil lurks in the forest. Although he never states this outright in the poem, the contrast between the warm light of the village and the cold blackness of the woods definitely alludes to nature's mystery. The pensive, unhurried mood of the poem is reflected with a calm rich imagery that creates a vivid mental picture ... . The simple words and rhyme scheme of the poem let it flow easily, which adds to the tranquility of the poem. The first stanza of t...

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• Grade Level: High School