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Jack Frost is traditionally said to leave the frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nipping the extremities in cold weather. Over time, window frost has become far less prevalent in the modern world due to the advance of double-glazing , but Jack Frost remains a well-known figure in ...
"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, [1] and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, Mountain Interval. Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted for being ...
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work. In a letter to Louis Untermeyer, Frost called it "my best bid for remembrance". [2]
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by American composer William Thayer Ames, [6] a choral setting of the poem. "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by American composer Cecil William Bentz, [7] a choral setting of the poem in his opus, "Two Short Poems by Robert Frost." "Nothing Gold Can Stay" [8] by American composer Steven Bryant, [9] an instrumental chorale ...
The poem in Schlossberg's post is seemingly a nod to his grandfather — the poem's author, Robert Frost, spoke at John F. Kennedy's inauguration, becoming the first poet to speak at a president's ...
Handwritten version of 'Happiness Makes Up in Height For What It Lacks in Length' by Robert Frost. Found inscribed in a Robert Frost book in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A ...
Wingfield had originally planned to kill Frost in the first book, but he was persuaded instead to leave the ending open. [1] Following this, two more Frost books were written: A Touch of Frost and Night Frost. In 1977 Frost appeared in a radio play called Three Days of Frost, in which Frost was played by Leslie Sands, a friend of Wingfield's. [1]