Analysis of The Vantage Point

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



If tires of trees I seek again mankind, Well I know where to hie me--in the dawn, To a slope where the cattle keep the lawn. There amid loggin juniper reclined, Myself unseen, I see in white defined Far off the homes of men, and farther still, The graves of men on an opposing hill, Living or dead, whichever are to mind.  And if by noon I have too much of these, I have but to turn on my arm, and lo, The sun-burned hillside sets my face aglow, My breathing shakes the bluet like a breeze, I smell the earth, I smell the bruisèd plant, I look into the crater of the ant.


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Characters 580
Words 116
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 435
Words per line (avg) 115
Letters per stanza (avg) 435
Words per stanza (avg) 115
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 20, 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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