Comparison Of Alexander Pushkin And Robert Frost
Therese Youso
ENG 312: Lyric Poetry
Sr. Mary Dominic, O.P.
April 28, 2015
Alexander Pushkin and Robert Frost both have written poems about autumn. There is a correlation between these two poems since they share many romantic features. "Autumn" and "After Apple–Picking" are both alike and different in many ways. Alexander Pushkin was born in Moscow, Russia and lived from 1799 until 1837. He wrote from a very young age, not only writing poetry, but also dramas and novels. He died in a duel when he was 39 years old. "Autumn" is a poem that contains many of the elements of romanticism. The first quality is feelings. This whole poem oozes the feelings of Pushkin. The first line is "October comes at last." The feeling of relief is obvious, and there is a sense of an event finally coming. It is as if his patience was being tested and wearing thin. He could hardly wait for autumn. In the second stanza he writes, "This is my time! What is the spring to me? Spring makes me ill: my mind is never free from dizzy dreams, my blood's in constant ferment." He clearly does not like the spring season at all. It is boring and there is a tone of disgust. He compares the fun and excitement of winter. There is definitely a large range between the way he feels about what spring brings and what winter brings. Winter is almost bearable to Pushkin. Winter is "fun." He enjoys the activities and cold weather of the winter. In stanza four, he writes, "O, summer fair! I would have loved you too,
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