Presentation Sem -2

1. Comparison between Robert Frost
and William Wordsworth as a
Nature Poet
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Introduction :-
★ Name :- Aarti Bhupatbhai Sarvaiya
★ Roll No :- 01
★ Enrollment No :- 4069206420220027
★ Sem :- 2(M.A.)
★ Batch :- 2022-2024
★ Paper No. :- 108
★ Paper Code :- 22401
★ Paper Name :- The American Literature
★ Submitted to :- Smt. S. B. Gardi, Department of English,M.K.B.U.
★ Dated on :- 13 March 2023
★ Email :- aartisarvaiya7010@gmail.com

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Points to Ponder:-
1. About Robert Frost and William Wordsworth
2. Robert Frost and William Wordsworth as a nature poet
3. William Wordsworth’s View Towards ‘Nature'
4. Robert Frost’s view towards ‘Nature’
5. Conclusion
6. References

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About Robert Frost and
Wordsworth
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of
rural life and his command of American colloquial speech,Frost frequently wrote
about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century. Frost is the
only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He was awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was
named poet laureate of Vermont.
William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint
publication ‘Lyrical Ballads’ (1798) and ‘The Prelude’, a Romantic epic poem
chronicling the “growth of a poet’s mind.”Wordsworth was Poet Laureate from 1843
until his death. He is remembered as a poet of spiritual and epistemological speculation, a
poet concerned with the human relationship to nature and a fierce advocate of using the
vocabulary and speech patterns of common people in poetry.

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Robert Frost and Wordsworth as a Nature
Poet
❏ Both poets see Nature in different ways although there are some aspects of the subject
which are clearly the same. As a poet of Nature Wordsworth is the high priest of nature
whereas Frost‟s attitude towards nature is sometimes described as modern.
❏ For both poets Nature brings the same thing, yet in very different ways. Frost maintains
artistic detachment from his writing while Wordsworth clearly involves himself in the
subject matter of his poetry.
❏ Frost is deceptively plain whereas Wordsworth is genuinely simple. Frost is pragmatic,
worldly and anti-romantic.on the other hand, Wordsworth is transcendentalist, romantic
and mystic.
❏ Frost viewed nature as something that is related to the divine, while Wordsworth and other
English romantic poets simply enjoyed nature and viewed it as a source of inspiration .

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Wordsworth mostly writes his poem with the use of imagination. With the
help of imagination, Wordsworth makes common things unique and
beautiful. Wordsworth wants to show that nature has a great healing power
through which a man can get freedom from his suffering. Through his
imagination, he feels existence of nature when he is far away from nature.
Wordsworth wants to represent the importance of nature in human life.
Nature gives utmost influence on human being. A good relationship with
nature supports man to connect both spiritual to social world. In “Prelude”,
he says that a love of nature can lead to love of human being.
Through “Solitary Reaper”, Wordsworth gives definition of a natural
woman who connects herself to nature by working out in the fields. It seems
that she is more a part of nature than humanity. So, it can be observed that
he has created a natural environment in this poem precisely.
Wordsworth’s View Towards
‘Nature'

7. Robert Frost always discusses two sides of the nature. He explains how beautiful and attractive
nature is or how destructive it can be. Through nature, he expresses his personal view in his
poems. Through his poetry, he personifies the simple life of people in a complex world. His poems
seem simple on the surface but they have deep significance. He shows deep insight into instinct of
man. Apart from that, his poems give messages to his readers in a clear way.
Robert Frost’s view towards
‘Nature’
In the poem “Stopping by the woods on a snowy Evening”, he
discusses about the woods. On the surface, this poem seems simple but
it is complex. The poem describes about a lone rider who likes to stay
and watch snow falling in the woods because he is a lover of nature.
But in the end of the poem, the narrator has a long path to go; he has
always enough time to watch the beauty of nature. He reminds that he
has promises to keep, despite the attractiveness of the view. This
shows that he has chosen theme of nature in a precise manner.

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So, Frost has enough capability to explain the deepest nature and humanity in the
same manner and to disclose tidbits of philosophy about man‟s life in simplistic
everyday moods. It is easy to read his poetry but it gives always a deep meaning.
Frost does not formulate a vital continuity between man and nature. Nature has a
little informative appeal to Frost. His poetry can be considered with the role of
man in nature not the view of natural world.Wordsworth and Frost represent an
amazing creative power of poetic imagination through their eminent works. In
their works they are often seen exploiting nature to describe the beauty of the
scenario.
Conclusion

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