Name :- Dodiya Asha BSemester :- 3Class:- M.A part 2Paper name :- American LiteraturePaper no :- 10 Topic :- Robert frost as a nature poetRoll no :-10Email id :- ashadodiya15@gmail.comSubmitted to :- SMT S. B. Gardi Department of English MKBU

IntroductionRobert Frost was the leading modern American poet of nature and rural life.Most of his poems are upon natural element.He was very interested in natural things ; he found in common place.Many of his poems have a new England setting and deal with the theme of man's relationship with nature.

How he uses nature His poetry and subject of poetry talk about man's existence in the natural world.Frost believes that man should live in harmony with nature and not go against nature or natural process.He uses simple things and woods in his poems.In our day to day life we shown so many natural things which cannot avoid by us and this things frost use in his poetry with have very deep and symbolic meaning.

Importance of Nature in Man's lifeSo many literary writers' uses

nature is their work. William words worth is one of them.He uses so many natural elements in his poetry.Nature is very important figure in human's life. It helps us many ways .for examples:- Trees and water.Nature is permanent, human being cannot change nature.In the work of art, nature generally functions as background of place and time , obviously literature has considered as important things in environment .so nature is important in human' s life and interesting subject of literary writer's also.

Major Theme of Frost 's Poetry

1. Nature2. Everyday life 3. Communication4. Isolation of the individual 5. Rural life versus Urban life

Nature Nature is first and most important characteristics of Frost's poem .Frost places a great deal of importance on nature in all his collections .Because of the time he spent in New England, the majority of pastoral scenes that he describes are inspired by specific locations in New EnglandFrost Nature is not simply a background for poetry, but rather a central character in his works.

Everyday life

Frost is very interested in the activities of everyday life, because it this side of humanity that is the most " real" to him .Even the most basic act in a normal day can have numerous hidden meanings that need only to be explored by a poetic mind. For example ,in the transformed into a discussion of the value of hard work and the traditions of the New England courtyard.

Communication

Communication or the lack thereof, appears as a significant theme is several of frost 's poems ,as frost presents it as the only possible escape from isolation and despair.

Isolation of the individualThis theme is closely related to the theme of communication .The majority of the characters in Frost's poems are isolated in one way or another.Even the characters that show no sign of depression or loneliness, such as the narrators in " The sound of Trees" or " Fire and ice," are still presented as detached from the rest of society, isolated because of their unique perspective.

Rural life versus Urban life

This theme relates to Frost's interest in Nature and everyday life .Frost's experience growing up in new England exposed him to a particular way of life that seemed less complicated and yet more meaningful than the of a city dweller.Frost has more opportunities to find metaphysical meaning in everyday tasks and explore the relationship between mankind and nature though the glimpses of rural life and farming communities that he expresses in his poetry.