The Tuft of Flowers

Analysis of The Tuft of FlowersBy Amanda Arquette & Kyle Sylvester Robert Frost: The ManBorn on March 26, 1874Much sadness throughout lifePoems never focused on own lifeDied on January 29th 1963Robert Frost: His AchievementsWon Pulitzer in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943Won the Mark Twaine Medal in 1987Gold Metal of The National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1941Participated in the 1961 Inauguration of John F. Kennedy Had over 40 Honorary Degrees from colleges and universities Tuft of Flowers Origins1915A Boys WillVery similar to other worksThe Wood-PileMowingThe Tuft of Flowers

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http://tinyurl.com/dbdnvkhttp://tinyurl.com/9nb9s2jSettingOutsideRuralNatureMorningI went to turn the grass once after one Who mowed it in the dew before the sun. (1-2)ToneSorrowfulgone (3)isle of trees (5)alone (8)Hopefulloved (27)flourish (28)sheer morning gladness (30)kindred spirit (35)glad (37)hoped (40)together (42)Sound Repetition RhymingHeroic Couplets Each line has 10 syllables Every two lines rhyme Rhyme SchemeAa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff, gg, hh, ii, jj, kk, ll, mm, nn, oo, pp, qq, dd, rr, ss, eeLines 9-10 and 41-42 are repeatedSound RepetitionConsonance And hear his long scythe whispering to the ground (34)Hear the scytheAlliterationOn noiseless wing a wildered butterfly (12)Butterfly whirling aroundAt a tall tuft of flowers beside a brook (22)See the flowers

Sound RepetitionAnaphoraAnd (8, 15, 17, 18, 20, 34, 35, 39) Narrative JourneyRepetitiveness of lifeI + action verbI went (1)I came (4, 26)I looked (5)I listened (6)I said (9, 11)I marked (15)I thought (19)I left (25)I worked (36, 37)I told (41)Shows the action throughout the poemTransitionAnastrophe for emphasisBut as I said it, swift there passed me by (11)But glad with him, I worked as with his aid, And weary, sought at noon with him the shade (37-38)Repetition of butBut he had gone his way, the grass all mown (7)But as I said it, swift there passed me by (11)But he turned first, and led my eye to look (21)But from sheer morning gladness at the brim (30)But glad with him, I worked as with his aid (37)Symbolisman isle of trees (5) - Isolation

went to turn the grass (1) Lifes Burdens

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Symbolism Finding the butterfly weed (26) - Combination of wisdom and learning

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Symbolisma tall tuft of flowers (22) Nature, Hope

wildered butterfly (13) - Wisdom

http://tinyurl.com/9nvg6s4http://tinyurl.com/9oqjnckWorks Cited"Contents. Frost, Robert. 1915. A Boy's Will." Contents. Frost, Robert. 1915. A Boy's Will. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. . "An Online Exhibit Presented by Special Collections at Middlebury College." Robert Frost at Bread Loaf. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. . "Robert Frost." Poets.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. . Analysis of The Tuft of FlowersBy Amanda Arquette and Kyle Sylvester