Robert Frost’s Biography and His Works

Robert Frost is one of the most famous and popular poets of all time in America. He won Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times and presented a poem at the President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Frost’s diverse life events, including his family relations, educational background, and various job experiences, significantly affected his works such as “The Road Not Taken,” “Acquainted with the Night,” and “Out, Out-.”

Robert Frost’s family relations truly affected his work, “Acquainted with the Night.” He married his wife, Elinor Miriam White, in 1895 and had six children. Unfortunately, he lost his daughter due to a fever, and his wife died by heart attack after four years. Followed by the unpleasant events, his only son, Carol Frost, killed himself not after a while. The time Frost wrote this poem was during the World War II after the Great Depression (McDougal Littell). Frost suffered from depression and self-doubt after the sequences of tragic events. It was certainly a terrible time for Frost, and the poem “Acquainted with the Night” truly demonstrates his complex feeling and indescribable loneliness. In the poem, Frost does not mention that the speaker is lonely. However, he portrays it by using imagery: “I have walked out in rain- and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city” (1-2). The readers can figure out that the speaker is trying to leave from the society, and the word “rain” adds darkness to the mood of the poem. He describes the surroundings by appealing five senses such as “sound of feet,” “interrupted cry,” “rain,“ and “light.” All of the phrases and words help creating a clear vivid image of the speaker and his surroundings and allow the readers to gain sympathy for Frost and his complex feelings after losi...

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..., he saw the incident and used the poem to criticize the way people lived during the time period.

Robert Frost’s diverse life events truly have a great impact on his poems, including “Acquainted with the Night,” “The Road Not Taken,” and “Out, Out-.” His relations with family, educational background, and experiences on various jobs played important roles in inspiration. Frost is certainly a one of the greatest American poets of all time.

Work Cited

Kirk, Connie Ann. A Student's Guide to Robert Frost. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2006. Print.

McDougal Littell, comp. The Language of Literature: American Literature. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2006. Print.

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