1. American poet born in 1874; died in 1963 Winner of 4 Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry Winner of Congressional Gold Medal US Poet Laureate Best known works include: “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig3zsQUhXaw A tragic figure, he lost his father at 11, his mother at 26, 3 children to illness and another to suicide, etc.

2. 1.What is the theme of the poem? Explain. 2.How can you apply this lesson to your own life? 3.What kind of rhyme scheme does Frost use? 4.If a quatrain is a four line stanza, what is a quintain or quintet?

3. 1.A concrete poem, also known as a “Shape Poem” is a poem shaped like or representative of it’s subject matter 2.For example, a poem shaped like a heart would likely have to do with love, but it could also pertain to medical or biological topics 3.A pyramid might be representative of Egypt, Pharaohs, Geometry, Mountains 4.A house may represent family or “home” 5.Shapes may be simple or elaborate/complex 6.Following are just a few examples…

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