Robert Frost's Poems [Paperback]

A proven bestseller time and time again,Robert Frost's Poemscontains all of Robert Frost's best-known poems-and dozens more-in a portable anthology. Here are Birches, Mending Wall, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Two Tramps at Mudtime, Choose Something Like a Star, and The Gift Outright, which Frost read at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. An essential addition to every home library,Robert Frost's Poemsis a celebration of the New England countryside, Frost's appreciation of common folk, and his wonderful understanding of the human condition. These classic verses touch our hearts and leave behind a lasting impression.

* Over 100 poems
* All Frost's best known verses from throughout his life

Understanding the Poems

1. Louis Untermeyer's Introduction to this selection of Frost's poetry ends with The Pasture. (p. 15) Why do you think Untermeyer finishes with this particular poem? Who is the speaker hereand who is the audienceboth literally and figuratively?

2. Home Burial is a dramatic-narrative poem, one with characters, dialogue, and a storyor at least a sceneto reveal to us. (p. 27) What happens here? Who are the characters? Describe them; describe the crisis they are facing. What crucial events have occurred before the action of Home Burial takes place? Is the crisis of this scene resolved? Explain, paying particular attention to the poem's ending. Also, what other dramatic-narrative poems did you find in this book?

3. Frost visits the zoo in his At Woodward's Gardens poem. (p. 48) What points is Frost making in this poem about the similarities and differences between human beings and monkeys? What is a burning-glass ? And what does Frost mean by saying that one monkey put a hand up to his nose as if perhaps / Within a million years of an idea ?

4. Look again at The Fear. (p. 60) What happens at the very end of this poem? Why do you think Frost is slightly unclear in this lC$