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The role of nature in Robert Frost's poetry

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of nature in Frost’s poetry. Frost recognizes the mutual relations between man and nature that exist in a different dimension in human life. Nature is a kind of setting in human life. He tries to seek the true meaning of human life by living with this nature. He gives both sides of the advantages and disadvantages of nature. His poetry is concerned with the drama of man in nature. He gives natural objects special meaning and uses them to explain aspects of human life. His attitude toward nature has dualistic vision. In some of his poems nature reflects mystic beauty, peace or benevolence. While his dark side of nature shows bestial and savage intent luring man to his destruction, whispering its cruel invitations to disaster. Faced with such malevolence, the poet feels a deep sense of inadequacy and uncertainty of life. In these pessimistic poems he tells of the absolute aloofness of limited man in the universe. However, we can comprehend the reality of human being against this kind of nature.