Reminiscence of Birches - 779 Words

Reminiscence of â€Å"Birches† Robert Frost’s â€Å"Birches† is a poem that makes incites towards the shortness of one’s life. In the poem, Frost reminisces on his childhood, and remembers it all too well. The poem is meant to help the reader to reflect on his/her own life and leave them wanting to treasure moments of the present more intensely. The poem encourages its readers to think about what great things lay ahead, while looking at the positive side of life. Although Frost knew the tree branches were bent because of the ice storms, he liked to look at things in a more analytical way. Throughout the poem, Frost imagines that a young boy would play on the birch trees and climb â€Å"Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more† (Line 56). Frost intends for his readers to look at things in a brighter perspective. It is obvious that the author has gotten old, and feels as if time went by too fast. Frost highlights the fact that the character lo ngs to return to the time when he was a young boy, swinging on trees. Robert Frost uses â€Å"Birches† to express melancholy towards growing old and accepting death. The life of Robert Frost brought many disappointments and eventually accomplishments. Mr. Frosts life began on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California. During his childhood, he experienced the sadness and abuse of an alcoholic father. When he was only eleven years old, his father died at the young age of 34. As a young boy Frost played baseball, trapped animals and climbedShow MoreRelatedEssay on Birches by Robert Frost1131 Words   |  5 PagesBirches I believe so much of poetry enlists the senses, beginning with the sense of sound. Whether it’s the rhythmic flow of the poem or the mere need to recite the words for a clearer understanding. The sense of sight can’t help but participate while one reads a poem. It’s like asking an artist to paint how he feels. Imagery is a key part of poetry creating a visual understanding. In the end poetry give a voice to the unsayable in our lives and indeed to life itself. After reading â€Å"Birches†Read MoreANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagesand authentic and their psychology is well-rendered. * * * The mood prevalent in the extract is (cheerfulness, humour, irony, gloom, nervousness, bleakness, melancholy, pensiveness, happiness†¦). The humorous tone (the meditative tone of the reminiscence†¦) is established from the very first lines and is sustained up to the end of the text. The tone of the extract is tensely dramatic. The author lays bare the spiritual drama of †¦ The story is full of jokes, witticism, light-hearted jest. This