On Frost’s Colorful Imagery with Profound Implication

Abstract

Robert Frost prefers employing common imagery to help express profound ideas. This leads to the deceptive simpleness of his poetry. The understanding of the imagery is crucial to the understanding of his poetry. Through the analysis of the colorful and ordinary imagery world, the poet’s deep thoughts on nature and society is manifested: he finds nature both benevolent and violent; and facing the chaotic and disordered reality, poetry composition can provide a momentary escape for him and enable him to be courageous enough to treat the reality.