The Runaway Poem By Robert Frost by

Summary

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:11:38 UTC

The poem starts with the author and some friends are traveling during winter. They stop by a mountain pasture and find a colt out alone in the snow. The colt shows signs that he is afraid of the snow. The travelers show pity for the colt and state that the owner should take care of the colt and put him in a stable just like the other animals.

Theme

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:15:12 UTC

I think facing reality is the main theme of this poem. I think this because facing reality comes with all different challenges. Even though there are many different challenges, the author main focuses on facing fears and loneliness. Facing reality comes with fears that we must conquer. Also, we will feel alone while going though these challenges and the author touches on it saying that the horse was left alone and that “Whoever leaves him out so late... Ought to take him in.”

Figurative Language

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:18:09 UTC

“Like a shadow against the curtain of falling flakes” (Simile)

This figurative language is important because it describes what the horse looked like from their angle compared to the snow.

Important Quote

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:20:41 UTC

“We heard a miniature thunder where he fled”

I think this quote is important because the reader can see how scared the horse is and is given details about what is happening. It also is figurative language.

Connections

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:22:23 UTC

In the poem, the horse fears the snow. He tries to run away from it even though it is everywhere. Just like the horse, I fear bugs. Just like the horse, I too try to run away from my fear even though, just like snow, it is everywhere.

Biblical Perspective

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:23:30 UTC

I think that this poem has biblical ideas. I think this because in the poem, there is a lonely horse who is afraid of the snow. The author, who is traveling with friends, finds the horse alone. I think that we are like the horse. When we are afraid and alone, we can remember that God is with us and is always there for us.

Symbol 1

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:27:56 UTC

The poem touches on the concept of fear. This person is afraid in this picture and is fearing something. I think of a person being afraid because the person is afraid just like the horse is in the poem

Symbol 2

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-13 14:30:31 UTC

I think of a tree in this poem because the scene is on a mountain pasture while it is snowing. Also, trees can provide shelter, which the horse could have hidden behind.

Author's Background

CaptainPearl — 2024-05-14 18:14:55 UTC

Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco. His dad was a newspaper editor but sadly passed away when Frost was 11. His grandfather gave him a farm, which he tried working. Robert Frost studied at Harvard for 2 years. Sadly, Robert Frost died on January 29, 1963 in Boston.