I have used his poems to teach English to ESL students, its very interesting seeing them trying to figure out the "meaning" in the poem - my favourites are Mending Wall and The Road Not Taken. A time to Talk, A Passing Glimpse there are so many good ones.
I can read his poetry all day
http://www.ketzle.com/frost/ in case you cant remember the title :-)
2007-08-13 09:58:17 · 11 answers · asked by isotope2007 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I just feel good after reading his poems, the way he turns the ordinary into something worth remembering.
2007-08-13 11:00:31 · update #1
Here's a dumb answer. When I was in high school our English teacher was the oldest teacher in the school. She had actual records of RF reciting poems and when he would say a dirty word she would lift the arm up and turn red.
2007-08-13 10:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by lilabner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Road Not Taken has always been a favorite. Great stuff to use with ESL students, or any students, for that matter. It's a shame that so many kids today have their heads filled with rap and hiphop and don't realy know the power of pure poetry.
2007-08-13 12:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've used "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" for the same purpose. I find that Frost's poems provide a good guide to English rhythms and pronunciation.
Carl Sandberg can provide some pretty solid "Americanisms" in his work "The People, Yes."
2007-08-13 10:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Road Not Taken
2007-08-13 12:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Road Not Taken." For most of my adult life I thought I'd taken the right road. Since it was "a road less traveled by," I often thought of Frost's poem. About two years ago, I sadly learned that I hadn't taken the right road after all, and " that has made all the difference."
2007-08-13 12:38:30 · answer #5 · answered by rationallady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Robert Louis Stevenson's The Swing. I know its for kids but it brings back such pleasant memories when I was young. I would recite it at the playground, on what else, a swing! I know you asked for a Robert Frost poem, but I couldn't help myself.
How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside--
Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown--
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!
2007-08-13 12:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I love "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" because it reminds me of my home in Indiana.
It's great being out in the evening in a sleigh, blanket over your lap to keep you warm, and stopping just outside of a snowy wood. The peace and quiet are astounding, except for the falling of the snow.
2007-08-13 11:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by Cranky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy all of Robert Frost's poetry! I would be hard-pressed to select one or two! So I elect to reserve the option to declare them all as my favorite poems, from one of my many favorite poets!
2007-08-13 10:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by Veedolla Rocks 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everybody has their opinion about Frost. I have visited his home in Illinois, collected most of his poetry. I am not impressed with any of his poems.
2007-08-13 12:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't remember the title, but the one that has "and miles to go before I sleep" is my fave, I used it in my program for my father's memorial service.
2007-08-13 10:02:36 · answer #10 · answered by bronte heights 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋