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Robert Frost: Poems Background

Within a seemingly banal event from a normal day—watching the ice weigh down the branches of a birch tree, mending the stones of a wall, mowing a field of hay—Frost discerned a deeper meaning, a metaphysical expression of a larger theme such as love, hate, or conflict. Frost is perhaps most famous for being a pastoral poet in terms of the subject of everyday life. Many of his most famous poems (such as “Mending Wall” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”) are inspired by the natural world, particularly his time spent as a poultry farmer in New Hampshire.

Ironically, until his adulthood in New England, Frost was primarily a “city boy” who spent nearly all of his time in an urban environment. It is possibly because of his late introduction to the rural side of New England that Frost became so intrigued by the natural world. Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 - Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day. Did You Know?

Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 - Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

... A sonnet is in verse form and has fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. Shakespeare's sonnets follow the pattern "abab cdcd efef gg", and Petrarch's sonnets follow the pattern "abba abba cdecde. " All the lines in iambic pentameter have five feet, consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. For a more detailed look at iambic pentameter with examples, please click here The acclaimed late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman received three Tony Award nominations for his work in the theatre and in 2009 he starred as Iago in Peter Sellars' groundbreaking production of Othello, which featured a diverse cast, including the Latino actor John Ortiz as Othello Ale (beer made with a top fermenting yeast) was the drink of choice in Shakespeare's day.

Twenty-four of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed to a woman. Drama - Shakespeare - Shakespeare across the BBC. MyReadingMapped™ Google Lit Trips for Young Readers. Where in the world will our youngest readers travel as they discover the world of books!

Google Lit Trips for Young Readers

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