<Robert Frost’s Style of writing and the techniques he used in poems>
Some say Robert Frost had no embossed style. As he wrote in a letter to a contemporary, "style in prose or verse is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying." Indeed Frost held style as dominion when writing, but his style cannot really be pinpointed down to one defined way. A close conclusion to his style is that he uses different styles depending upon a number of criteria; theme, length, portrayal, etc. are some criteria that he used in determining how to write each poem.
Others may say that his style is the choice of words, known as diction.
Many of his poems rhyme, and have eight syllables per line, in a very rhythmic, measured flow.
Not all his poems are about happiness for example The Oven Bird and The Most of It Typically, his poems revolve around nature and he likes to keep the tone of them conversational. He also likes to show the cyclic nature of things e.g. in No...
The style of his writing is very simplistic, using colloquial diction. Frost wrote dialogue in his poetry using natural speech patterns, with aspects in it recognizable as New England in their form and phrasing. His poetry was also very natural in its wording, using words that most people can understand and that make his poetry seem practical and ordinary. There is nothing complicated about the structure of Frost's poems; they seem to be mere translations of everyday events into poetry. Instead of using elaborate phrasings in the lines, his poems speak in a natural, easily comprehensible manner. This simple way of writing is an effect of living in New England, where Frost lived a relatively simple life. That way of life is brought into his poetry in his laconic speech, which allowed him to convey more elaborate ideas and thoughts without stating them out rightly.
The subjects of Frost's writing are also simple, a reflection of his life in New England. He wrote of woods,...