Poet's Post

I enjoyed Robert Frost’s poem Fire & Ice and for many reasons think that
it is a symbol and very accurate of his style as a writer. I enjoy the
pentameter and how it rhymes, I also enjoy the sharp contrasts that are
there between fire and ice. I also like the feeling you get when you are
both hearing and reciting the poem, it is very soothing, but still
startling at times. The message is simple at first because it seems almost
blatantly obvious through the comparison that he makes between fire and
ice, but then you start to ponder if that is all that’s meant. Having read
Frost in the past I am used to the dry, dark nature of many of his poems and
having read this one before enjoy it now because at first at a young age
the topic seemed trivial and not profound, the truth was I just thought
about extreme opposites fire and ice, black and white, now however I think
I see the gray area that is under the initial read of Frost’s poems. I now
have a greater appreciation because he doesn’t use complex phrases to
describe his message, but also makes his poems readable and accessible to
all ages. The relation I feel towards Frost’s poems is one that I am now
familiar with and can continue searching for hidden meaning as I
rediscover how his simple contrasts and imagery are actually symbolic of
deeper meaning.