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**Robert Frost** (1874-1963)




 * __ Life __**


 * born in San Francisco, California on March 24, 1874
 * his father was a journalist and died when Frost was eleven years old, his mother was a teacher
 * he attended Darthmouth College and Harvard University, but ended without a degree
 * in 1895 he married Elinor White and had six children
 * won the Pulitzer Prize four times, more than any other poet in history
 * at the age of 87 he was chosen to deliver a poem to John F. Kennedy's inauguration, he wrote a poem specifically for the occasion but forgot kept stumbling, so he recited “The Gift Outright" from memory perfectly
 * published his first books of poetry while living in England just before World War I, these were "A Boy’s Will" (1913) and "North of Boston" (1914), this collection contains some of Frost's best-known poems: "Mending Wall", "The Death of the Hired Man", "Home Burial", "A Servant to Servants", "After Apple-Picking", and "The Wood-Pile".
 * Frost suffered from depression
 * died in 1963 at the age of 89, his tombstone read "I had a lover's quarrel with the world"


 * __ Genre __**
 * he is often classified as a nature poet, although he resented that because he only wrote two poems that were based entirely on nature.
 * he did write about more serious matters though, such as the death of a child
 * Frost wrote about deep psychological matters, which caused some to refer to him as a romantacist or a realist
 * his work is also principally associated with the life and landscape of rural life in New England
 * he is connected to the English poet Robert Browning (1812-89) through his monologues
 * while in England Frost was deeply influenced by such English poets as Rupert Brooke


 * __ Writing Style __**
 * Frost's goal was to use everyday speech patterns in his writing
 * he rejected the stilted patterns and rhymes of the 19th century poets, and he also did not care for free verse
 * he often wrote in a narrative style
 * he used a lot of imagery, especially concerning nature


 * __ Famous Works __**
 * "The Road Not Taken"
 * "The Oven Bird"
 * "Birches"
 * "The Hill Wife"
 * "The Gift Outright"
 * "The Preface"

__Bibliography__

"Robert Frost Biography." //Famous Poets and Poems - Read and Enjoy Poetry//. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. [].

"Robert Frost." //Home Page of John J Henderson//. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. [].

"Robert Frost - Information, Facts, and Links." //ENotes - Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More.// Web. 29 Apr. 2010. [].

"Robert Frost." //Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More//. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. [].