Analysis of In Hardwood Groves

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



The same leaves over and over again! They fall from giving shade above To make one texture of faded brown And fit the earth like a leather glove.  Before the leaves can mount again To fill the trees with another shade, They must go down past things coming up. They must go down into the dark decayed.  They must be pierced by flowers and put Beneath the feet of dancing flowers. However it is in some other world I know that this is way in ours.


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Poetic Form
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Characters 453
Words 88
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 351
Words per line (avg) 88
Letters per stanza (avg) 351
Words per stanza (avg) 88
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 21, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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