Robert Frost was an American poet. He drew most of his images and speech from the New England countryside. Frost wrote poetry in his early years, but was unsuccessful at publishing his work. His career as a writer did not attract attention until he was nearly forty years old. Frost taught himself how to write while he labored at odd jobs, taught school, or farmed (Meyer 996). Frost moved to England in 1912, where he received his first literary success. In 1915 he moved back to the United States, where his poetry had become popular.
             Frost's poetry reflects life in New England and the language he uses is also from that region. Although Frost concentrates on ordinary subject matter, he includes a wide range of emotions. His poems often shift dramatically from humorous tones to tragic ones. Most of his poetry is concerned with how people interact with their environment. Frost saw the beauty of nature, he also saws it dangers. He often wrote in the standard meter of blank verse, but often ran the sentences over several lines. Robert Frost is a lyric poet. Frost disliked free verse, and instead used traditional metrical and rhythmical schemes ("Frost"). His use of nature tends to be symbolic.
             One of Frost's most admired poems is one entitled "After Apple-Picking." It is one of his many descriptive and admired pieces. In the beginning the speaker says the ladder is pointing toward Heaven instead of saying its pointing to the sky. The task of apple picking is associated with life. The drowsiness which the speaker feels after the completion of the task is associated with the cycle of the seasons. "There may be two or three apples I didn't pick upon some bough. But I am done with apple-picking now." The narrator is weary and feels the weight of his actions upon him (Balis, par.3). Frost uses apples to illustrate the relationship between man and nature.
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