Birches by Robert Frost

In the poem “Birches”, Robert frost takes an image of a birch tree whose branches have been worn from the winter, and transforms the literal image into a deeper poem about escaping from the ground and the earth into a safe haven up in the branches, being able to swing freely and return to reality when you please. Frost uses symbolism in almost every line of the poem, relating the literal to the imagination. “Soon …

…for him to conquer.” I personally see it as a safe haven, an escape, and privacy for the boy that he now still yearns for, but for different reasons. This poem shows the emotional changes of a guy from the stages of being a small boy to growing into a man, and how the imagination fades and reality begins to sink in and take over. His imagery and diction make this an easily interpreted piece.