speech".(Frost) His poems can be interpreted through many levels of perception. A person who is not an expert in interpreting symbolism can still enjoy Frost's poetry for simple pleasure. An experienced reader can enjoy the deeper meaning and symbolism contained in the verse. Since Frost's poems have layers all readers can enjoy them in their own way.
             One of Frost's most popular poems, The Road Not Taken, is full, but go in opposite directions. This is symbolic of a choice or turning point in someone's life. The decision could have positive or negative effects on the rest of one's life.
             The title of the poem, The Road Not Taken, is ironic because Frost describes the paths as identical, so one should not be able to decide less traveled after he started down it. Frost is expressing that many times in life, until we reach the end of the path it is difficult to tell whether or not it was a wise decision.
             Frost's poem, An Old Man's Winter Night, describes an old man dying in New England alone. In the title, An Old Man's Winter Night is on the loneliness he feels as he is separated from all human contact. Frost uses the dying fire as a symbol to his fading life. As the night goes on, the fire dims and the old man grows closer to death. He knows that eventually the darkness will swallow him up.
             The old man protects himself by turning away what frightens him instead of bringing close what comforts him. The poem never states that the man is lonely, only that he feels "at a loss". He is alone not only because no one is with him, but also because there will be no one to remember him after he dies. His home is spoken of as a "fortress against hostile forces", but is also his eternal prison. The old man and the house are symbolic of each other since they are both forgotten and their contents will be lost forever.
             In Robert Frost's The Wood Pile A man walking in a frozen swamp...