On Grief and Reason - Caitlyn Finley
Joseph Brodsky analyzes Robert Frost's "Come In" by first looking at the poem on the surface. He looks at the literal content and the style of the poem. He then moves on to analyze Frost's subject, which is the thrush. He delves deep into what the bird literally is and what it signifies. After this, Brodsky analyzes each line of Frost's poem thoroughly. He focuses on every detail of the poem; "I'd like to urge you to pay very close attention to its every letter, every caesura" (230). He finally brings all of his thoughts together to convey his beliefs on what Frost's poem means. His intent in writing this explication is to back his idea that Frost's poem is truly about death and that it is not the "nature poem" that readers apparently believe it is.
Brodsky then analyzes Frost's "Home Burial". He keeps the same strategy in analyzing this poem, starting with the literal meaning, then going line by line and analyzing specific word choice. However, in this instance, he goes over the poem multiple times to bring all of his thoughts together, unlike the first analysis.
Joseph Brodsky analyzes Robert Frost's "Come In" by first looking at the poem on the surface. He looks at the literal content and the style of the poem. He then moves on to analyze Frost's subject, which is the thrush. He delves deep into what the bird literally is and what it signifies. After this, Brodsky analyzes each line of Frost's poem thoroughly. He focuses on every detail of the poem; "I'd like to urge you to pay very close attention to its every letter, every caesura" (230). He finally brings all of his thoughts together to convey his beliefs on what Frost's poem means. His intent in writing this explication is to back his idea that Frost's poem is truly about death and that it is not the "nature poem" that readers apparently believe it is.
Brodsky then analyzes Frost's "Home Burial". He keeps the same strategy in analyzing this poem, starting with the literal meaning, then going line by line and analyzing specific word choice. However, in this instance, he goes over the poem multiple times to bring all of his thoughts together, unlike the first analysis.
Brodsky analyzes both the deeper meanings and the surface meanings to prove that poetry is a unique type of way to convey emotions and interactions. Many poets use various types of symbolism and metaphors and such to give the multiple meanings like the double sided nature and death.
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