The Wood-Pile By Robert Frost.

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Michelle Glorsky

September 19, 2002

Pages 1865-1866

The Wood-Pile

By Robert Frost

     The most obvious and blatant image in the poem is, of course, nature.  The poem contains the wood pile itself, a swamp, winter scenery (snow), and birds as well as the narrator’s fascination with communicating with such creatures.  The narrator in this poem (as well as in the other assigned poems) appears to be exploring nature, people, etc., and doesn’t seem to have a clear background, identity, and is certainly not limited in points of view.  This poem (as well as the others) appears to be able to take on several different meaning, like a poetic chameleon.  

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     This poem, as a first basis, appears to have very little plot or substance – no underlying secrets, etc.  A man goes out for a walk, decides to turn around, then decides to go further and see.  The man sees a bird and ponders what the bird might possibly be thinking, until the bird finally settles behind a pile of wood.  The wood is described in such a manner to make the reader realize that is has been around for quite a while.  The narrator continues on, contemplating who might have left the wood there “And leave ...

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