Waiting Afield at Dusk
The poem explores the speaker's longing for a romantic partner who has left him. He waits alone at dusk, reflecting on their past relationship and his current isolation. The poem conveys a sense of melancholy and nostalgia, with the speaker struggling to come to terms with the loss of love.
By Robert Frost · First published 1928 · Genre: Poetry, Pastoral, Lyric · 316 words
First lines
What things for dream there are when spectre-like, Moving among tall haycocks lightly piled, I enter alone upon the stubble field, From which the laborers' voices late have died, And in the antiphony of afterglow And rising full moon, sit me down Upon the full moon's side of the first haycock And lose myself amid so many alike.
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Waiting Afield at Dusk is listed on Textopian as a poem by Robert Frost, dated 1928 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Frost
- Date: 1928 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Pastoral, Lyric, Modernist
- Length: 316 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse, utilizing poetic devices such as imagery, metaphor, and rhythm.
- Pastoral — The setting and themes revolve around nature, rural life, and the landscape, typical of pastoral literature.
- Lyric — The poem expresses personal emotions and thoughts, focusing on the speaker's introspection and dreams.
- Modernist — The work reflects modernist themes of isolation and the complexity of human consciousness.
Tags
Nature Poetry · Rural Setting · Poetic Reflections · Seasonal Themes · Mood and Atmosphere · Symbolism · Imagery · Figurative Language · Metaphor · Personification · Solitude · Isolation