Waiting Afield at Dusk by Robert Frost
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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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Frost
- Date: 1928 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Pastoral, Lyric, Modernist
- Length: 316 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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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