A Comparison Of Mr. Flood's Party And Birches

The poems “Mr. Flood’s Party” written by Edwin Arlington Robinson and “Birches” written by Robert Frost both show the passage of time quite vividly through the use of imagery. Robinson’s words show how the main character, Mr. Eben Flood, is acting one night while being drunk. Frost, on the other hand, is giving the picture of a little boy playing in the branches of a birch tree just as Frost had done in his childhood. The aspect of loneliness is also seen in both poems. Mr. Eben Flood, main character of “Mr. Flood’s Party”, has outlived many of his friends resulting in his drinking and loneliness. In the poem “Birches”, Frost shows the aspect of loneliness by writing about the boy’s childhood and how he only played with himself due to being

Flood’s Party” and “Birches” written by Robert Frost were both written at the beginning of the modernization of American society. The moderation of the American society was from 1914 to 1945. During this time the American public saw many new changes in their society which in turn impacted American literature written at the time. Robinson’s poem “Mr. Flood’s Party” shows signs of modernism in the way he writes about Mr. Flood’s loneliness and how he uses imagery to paint the picture of Mr. Flood’s actions while being drunk above the city. Frost used some of the same factors when writing the poem “Birches”. In “Birches”, Frost uses imagery to tell of a little boy who is swinging in the branches of a birch tree and of Frost’s own past of swinging in the branches of a birch tree. Frost’s use of language throughout the poem allows readers to form pictures of the events in the poem that helps each reader to feel the sadness and loneliness. However, “Birches” is not a sad poem. Like “Birches” some people see “Mr. Flood’s Party” as a sad poem, but that was not the intention of Frost nor Robinson. Modernism changed the way many writers wrote and helped Frost and Robinson form unique poems that have caused enjoyment for