The Dual Images of Nature in Robert Frost's Poems
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Frost, nature, imageAbstract
Robert Frost was one of the most popular American poets of the 20th century. Most of Frost's poems are devoted to rural life in England, with nature as its subject. Nature also has a double image in his poetry. This thesis divides the natural images in his poetry into bright and dark sides, supplemented by examples to explain them. First of all, in the poems of "Birches", "Dust of Snow", "In Winter in the Woods Alone" etc., nature is beautiful, delightful and hopeful. However, in the poems of "An Old Man's Winter Night", "Once By the Pacific", "Acquainted with the Night" etc., nature is threatening, fearful, and indifferent. Hence, nature has dual images in Frost's poems. What's more, the images of nature are an important part of Frost's poetry to. It helps with our understanding of Frost's poetry and poetics and therefore deserves a careful study.References
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