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An 8 page paper which examines how the near-perfect rhyme scheme and lyricism of the poem seduces the reader into listening to the poet’s deeper messages on one’s position in life, decisions, etc. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGrfsnowy.rtf
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He was able to master the delicate art of lyrical rhyme with seemingly effortless perfection. Frosts rhymes paint vivid pictures of the New England countryside and establish an immediate
mood of familiarity regardless of where the readers geographical location might be. But there is also a sense that there might be more going on than scenic word pictures.
Robert Frost innately recognized the passions poetry could around, and used rhyme to seduce his readers into listening to his deeper messages on life, decisions, and other perplexities of
the human condition. This is never more evident than in one of Frosts most popular and poignant poems, and the poets own personal favorite, "Stopping By Woods on a
Snowy Evening" (Poland 95). Although it is often labeled as "a nature poem," it in fact "has very little nature in it" (Wakefield 354). The familiar poem is a
masterpiece of lyrical perfection, but in Frost would insist it means nothing more than the simplistic, "Its all very nice but I must be getting along, getting home" (Greenberg and
Hepburn 12). However, Frost proves himself to be quite accomplished in the art of deception, knowing the importance of properly baiting a hook to bait a desired fish.
But no competitive fisherman is eager to share his secrets for landing the big one. A poet is no exception. His poetry is a way of subtly baiting
readers into reading his own private musings about life. But sermons are for church, and readers must be lyrically carted off into a romantic setting in order for the
poem and the message it conveys to leave a lasting impression. Frost did begrudgingly acknowledge that "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" might be more than it appears
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