Symbolism in the Selected Poems of "Robert Le Frost"

Authors

  • Shah Sawar BS English, University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  • Shah Fahad BS English, University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.691349424

Keywords:

Symbolism, Decoration of Poetry, Importance of Double Meaning

Abstract

The use of Symbolism has an important role in poetry because it makes the work gorgeous and beautiful. Robert Lee Frost’s poems “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “Acquainted with the Night” are full of figures of speech and elements of Symbolism. The research is small-scale and based on the elements of symbolism. The researchers, through a qualitative method of close reading the theoretical framework of Symbolism, mainly focus on the text of poems to analyze the elements of Symbolism in the selected poems. The researchers have found it in abundance because it explains the double meanings of the words. Besides, it highlights how the poet uses the elements of symbolism and how he decorates his poems by using these elements.

Author Biography

  • Shah Sawar, BS English, University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Published

2023-03-31

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How to Cite

Sawar, S., & Fahad, S. (2023). Symbolism in the Selected Poems of "Robert Le Frost". Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 4(1), 12-18. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.691349424