Robert Frost Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California.

He spent the first 12 years of his life there, ntil his father, !illia" #rescott Frost $r., %ie% of t berc losis. Followin& his father's passin&, Frost "o(e% with his "other an% sister $eanie to the town of )awrence, Massach setts. Roberts Poem Design * fo n% a %i"ple% spi%er, fat an% white, +n a white heal,all, hol%in& p a "oth )i-e a white piece of ri&i% satin cloth ,, .ssorte% characters of %eath an% bli&ht Mi/e% rea%y to be&in the "ornin& ri&ht, )i-e the in&re%ients of a witches' broth ,, . snow,%rop spi%er, a flower li-e a froth, .n% %ea% win&s carrie% li-e a paper -ite. !hat ha% that flower to %o with bein& white, 0he waysi%e bl e an% innocent heal,all1 !hat bro &ht the -in%re% spi%er to that hei&ht, 0hen steere% the white "oth thither in the ni&ht1 !hat b t %esi&n of %ar-ness to appall1,, *f %esi&n &o(ern in a thin& so s"all.

A Line-Storm Song 0he line,stor" clo %s fly tattere% an% swift, 0he roa% is forlorn all %ay, !here a "yria% snowy 2 art3 stones lift, .n% the hoof,prints (anish away. 0he roa%si%e flowers, too wet for the bee,

4/pen% their bloo" in (ain. Co"e o(er the hills an% far with "e, .n% be "y lo(e in the rain. 0he bir%s ha(e less to say for the"sel(es *n the woo%,worl%5s torn %espair 0han now these n "berless years the el(es, .ltho &h they are no less there6 .ll son& of the woo%s is cr she% li-e so"e !il%, easily shattere% rose. Co"e, be "y lo(e in the wet woo%s7 co"e, !here the bo &hs rain when it blows. 0here is the &ale to r&e behin% .n% br it o r sin&in& %own, .n% the shallow waters afl tter with win% Fro" which to &ather yo r &own. !hat "atter if we &o clear to the west, .n% co"e not thro &h %ry,sho%1 For wil%in& brooch shall wet yo r breast 0he rain,fresh &ol%enro%. +h, ne(er this whel"in& east win% swells 8 t it see"s li-e the sea5s ret rn 0o the ancient lan%s where it left the shells 8efore the a&e of the fern7 .n% it see"s li-e the ti"e when after %o bt + r lo(e ca"e bac- a"ain. +h, co"e forth into the stor" an% ro t .n% be "y lo(e in the rain.

Bond And Free

)o(e has earth to which she clin&s !ith hills an% circlin& ar"s abo t,, !all within wall to sh t fear o t. 8 t 0ho &ht has nee% of no s ch thin&s, For 0ho &ht has a pair of %a ntless win&s. +n snow an% san% an% t rn, * see !here )o(e has left a printe% trace !ith strainin& in the worl%'s e"brace. .n% s ch is )o(e an% &la% to be 8 t 0ho &ht has sha-en his an-les free. 0ho &ht clea(es the interstellar &loo" .n% sits in Siri s' %isc all ni&ht, 0ill %ay "a-es hi" retrace his fli&ht !ith s"ell of b rnin& on e(ery pl "e, 8ac- past the s n to an earthly roo". His &ains in hea(en are what they are. 9et so"e say )o(e by bein& thrall .n% si"ply stayin& possesses all *n se(eral bea ty that 0ho &ht fares far 0o fin% f se% in another star.

Leaves Compared with Flowers . tree's lea(es "ay be e(er so &oo%, So "ay its bar, so "ay its woo%7 8 t nless yo p t the ri&ht thin& to its root *t ne(er will show " ch flower or fr it. 8 t * "ay be one who %oes not care 4(er to ha(e tree bloo" or bear.

)ea(es for s"ooth an% bar- for ro &h, )ea(es an% bar- "ay be tree eno &h. So"e &iant trees ha(e bloo" so s"all 0hey "i&ht as well ha(e none at all. )ate in life * ha(e co"e on fern. :ow lichens are % e to ha(e their t rn. * ba%e "en tell "e which in brief, !hich is fairer, flower or leaf. 0hey %i% not ha(e the wit to say, )ea(es by ni&ht an% flowers by %ay. )ea(es an% bar, lea(es an% bar-, 0o lean a&ainst an% hear in the %ar-. #etals * "ay ha(e once p rs e%. )ea(es are all "y %ar-er "oo%.

Figurative Language Fi& rati(e lan& a&e can be fo n% in poetry where the writin& appeals to the senses. Fi& rati(e lan& a&e can "a-e yo loo- at the worl% %ifferently7 it can hei&hten yo r senses. *t co"pares two thin&s in s ch a way that yo fin% the co"parison interestin& or e(en a bit s rprisin&. Categories of Figurative Language 0here are se(en cate&ories of fi& rati(e lan& a&e. 0hey are6

*"a&ery Si"ile Metaphor

.lliteration #ersonification +no"atopoeia Hyperbole

we will foc s on fo r cate&ories of fi& rati(e lan& a&e. 0hey are sil"ile, "etaphor, personification an% alliteration. ! Simile . si"ile ses the wor%s ;li-e< or ;as< to co"pare one ob=ect or i%ea with another to s &&est they are ali-e. 4/a"ples 6 ;a flower li-e a froth<, an% ;%ea% win&s carrie% li-e a paper -ite<. . "! #etaphor 0he "etaphor states a fact or %raws a (erbal pict re by the se of co"parison. . si"ile wo l% say yo are li-e so"ethin&7 a "etaphor is "ore positi(e , it says yo are so"ethin&. 4/a"ple 6 ;)ea(es are all "y %ar-er "oo%<

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Personifi%ation . fi& re of speech in which h "an characteristics are &i(en to an ani"al or an ob=ect. 4/a"ple 6 0he bir%s ha(e less to say for the"sel(es

&! Alliteration 0he repetition of the sa"e initial letter, so n%, or &ro p of so n%s in a series of wor%s. .lliteration incl %es ton& e twisters. 4/a"ple 6 * fo n% a %i"ple% spi%er, fat an% white,

+n a white heal,all, hol%in& p a "oth )i-e a white piece of ri&i% satin cloth